Nigeria has no law that can effectively tackle corruption — Ndume
by Ganiyu Mubarak · The Eagle OnlineSenator Ali Ndume (APC-Borno) has decried the level of corruption in Nigeria, saying the trend is a major challenge facing the nation.
The former Leader of the Senate from Borno State stated this during an interactive session with newsmen in Kano, Kano State on Saturday.
Ndume said: “Our major challenge in this country is corruption.
“Up till now, we have no law that can proactively or reactively address the issue of corruption in the country.
“If you see somebody in our system, especially in politics or government, and he is not corrupt, then he is lucky that he is God-fearing.
“Otherwise, it is only in Nigeria that you steal money and you walk freely and you are celebrated.
“If you come into an area like this, people would start lobbying you and prostrate before you, even when they know that the money was stolen.
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“It is only in this country that somebody had no money yesterday or last week, but the following week, he buys 10 cars, buys jets and his family will celebrate with him.”
The lawmaker said in developed countries, people would ask how, when and where he made his money but the reverse is the case in Nigeria.
Ndume said he had made several efforts to pass a law on unexplained wealth in Nigeria, but such endeavours never saw the light of the day.
He said he approached a former Head of State if he could sign an Executive Bill to that effect, but he declined.
“Up till now, there is no law on unexplained wealth in Nigeria and there is no Executive Order on it,” he said.
He expressed concern over the hunger in the country and called for an increased cultivation of food crops to address the problem.
Ndume said: “There is hunger in the land and up till now we have not cultivated up to five percent of our land,
“Nigeria is blessed with massive arable land.”
According to him, Nigeria is blessed with cultivable land everywhere such that it could be used to grow food crops and feed the nation.
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