Nigeria losing corruption war, says Bugaje

Aformer Political Adviser in the Presidency, Dr. Usman Bugaje yesterday picked hole in the anti-corruption fight of the Federal Government, describing it as “profoundly disappointing.”

He also blamed the insurgency, farmers-herders crisis, ethnic clashes in the country on the manipulation by “incompetent politicians whose only way of winning is through this manipulation of religion and ethnicity.”

Bugaje made the remarks when he delivered a lecture titled “Nigeria in turbulent times: The Pathways to Peaceful Coexistence and National Cohesion” at the 25th anniversary of the Serikin Fulani of Lagos State, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar Bambado II.

The occasion attended by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, among other eminent personalities, also witnessed the launch of the Sarkin Fulani Foundation.

The elder statesman also decried the unemployment rate in the country coupled with overpopulation, saying the trend if not arrested poses a threat to the country.

He said every Nigerian must be worried that the fight against corruption is being lost, saying, “The fight against corruption is to say the least profoundly disappointing.”

Lagos Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila hailed the Sarkin Fulani for promoting peaceful coexistence in the state.

The Speaker specifically said the Fulani-Hausa community in Lagos has become part and parcel of the state and urged them to maintain the peace.