Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North Senatorial District, has revealed that late President Muhammadu Buhari frequently expressed frustration about the limitations democracy placed on his anti-corruption efforts compared to his military era.
In a media coverage by Platinum TV, Oshiomhole shared insights into Buhari’s perspective on fighting corruption within democratic constraints. “As a civilian president, he had always lamented that people wonder why he’s not able to fight, particularly the war against corruption, the way he did when he was in the military,” Oshiomhole stated.
The senator explained how Buhari described the procedural differences between military and civilian governance in handling corruption cases. “Buhari said he just found that in a democratic environment, in a democratic environment, even if you catch a man with a stolen car, you cannot call him a thief; you can only call him a suspect, and then you have to charge him to court, and then you become just a witness, and in the end you might gain nothing out of it,” he quoted the late president as saying.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole stated that many young people, including himself at the time, witnessed President Buhari’s campaign against indiscipline, which demonstrated that fair leadership produces orderly conduct among citizens. He explained that Buhari’s approach proved that when leaders set proper examples, followers naturally align their behavior accordingly.
The Senator referenced the era of Nigeria Airways to illustrate his point, noting how individuals wearing traditional robes could previously bypass queues with impunity. However, once the war against indiscipline was declared, such behavior ceased as everyone began following proper procedures.
He argued that the success of Buhari’s discipline campaign showed that inappropriate behavior stems from poor leadership rather than any natural tendency toward lawlessness among Nigerians.
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