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Ibrahim Mustapha Magu was on acting capacity as an EFCC chairman for the past 5 years and like his predecessors such as Nuhu Ribadu, Lamorde, Farida Waziri and (now) Ibrahim Magu fighting corruption has been in tatters and becoming imbroglio to Nigeria.
History of Corruption in Nigeria and the Era of Magu and Magun-Magu 2020
(1) 1960-1966: Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa – no public funds stolen.
(2) 1966 Major Gen. Aguyi Ironsi – no public funds stolen.
(3) 1996-1975: Gen. Yakubu Gowon – little stealing of public funds began gradually.
(4) 1975-1976: Gen. Murtala Muhammad – zero tolerance for corruption and indiscipline.
(5) 1976-1979: Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo – Military egg heads started owning huge property, oil blocs running into millions of dollars.
(6) 1979-1983: Alhaji Shehu Shagari- looting galore by ministers party functionaries and other government big wigs.
(7) 1984-1985: Major Gen. muhammadu Buhari – zero tolerance for corruption and indiscipline. Some corrupt politicians bagged 200 years jail terms.
(8) 1985-1993: Gen Ibrahim Babangida – freed all jailed politicians; liberalized the architecture. In one fell swoop about $12billion varnished.
(9) 1993-1998: Gen. sani Abacha- over $25billion looted in 4 turbulent years.
(10) 1998- 1999: Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar- about $2b looted in 11 months.
(11) 1999- 2007: Chief Olusegun Obasanjo – His bank account said to have grown from #20,000 after leaving prison to multi-billion dollars with choice properties across major cities. $16b allegedly meant for electric power projects vanished. Another N300b ($2b) for roads disappeared.
(12) 2007-2010: Alhaji Umar Yar’Adua- reserved and I’ll. Looted funds have not been traced to his regime.
(13) 2011-2015: Dr. Goodluck Ebelle Jonathan- in 2011 elections about $2.6trillion disappeared ($2.6tr?)
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Over $31b stolen in 2yrs. Another $2.6b was stolen in 2015 elections. More revelations on stolen public funds during his tenure are still emerging.
(piled from: the Sunday Sun May 15, 2016. Page 22.)”
(14) Ibrahim Mustapha Magu was on acting capacity as an EFCC chairman for the past 5 years and like his predecessors such as Nuhu Ribadu, Lamorde, Farida Waziri and (now) Ibrahim Magu fighting corruption has been in tatters and becoming imbroglio to Nigeria.
Corruption is seriously fighting back as there is serious allegation against Ibrahim Magu.
The committee set up by the current Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari under the chairmanship of Justice Isa Salami to investigate the Magu’s EFCC for an allegations of mismanagement is now on top gear.
According to Transparency International (TI) Nigeria is still among top most corrupt nation in the world. When shall Nigeria be a corrupt free nation?
The whole world asserts that PMB is not a corrupt leader. But almost everyone in Nigeria is corrupt.
When shall Nigeria be free of corruption, mismanagement and misappropriation? Why PMB failed to bring corruption under control?
This writing understand that there must be needs to correct the mindsets of Nigerians and nepotism play a key role in most of the political appointment in Nigeria.
No nation will succeed without political appointment be made based on competence and patriotic nature of appointees in all sectors of government.
Also, godfatherism and monetization of appointment are another factors that dwarf the progress of political and economic emerging nations like Nigeria.
When shall Nigeria be free of corruption and nepotism?
Abbati Bako (political strategy and communication consultant, IPRC)
