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Prominent senior lawyers and civil rights groups have said the anti-corruption war of the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is not only marked by double standard, but has also been abandoned.
The senior lawyers and groups, including Mr Femi Falana, Chief Mike Ozekhome and the Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution, who spoke to The PUNCH specifically condemned a court verdict on a former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari.
Recall that a Federal High Court in Abuja had on January 16 ordered the final forfeiture of N700m linked to Yari.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission had claimed that Yari kept the funds in accounts in banks, using his two companies, Kayatawa Nigeria Limited and B. T. Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited.
In her judgment, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, held that Yari could not prove how he got the funds while or before serving as governor of Zamfara State between May 29, 2011, and May 29, 2019.
But unlike a former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye and Rev Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were handed various terms of imprisonment, the FHC ordered forfeiture of funds linked to Yari.
Ozekhome, SAN, in his comment stated, “I’ve always insisted that the anti-graft war by the Buhari government is not applied in an even-handed way and manner. It is most selective, opaque and lacks integrity. It is therefore outright corrupt.
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