The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), has called on Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki to go and clear his name on the corruption allegations leveled against him.
TMG, a Coalition of Civil Groups, also called on President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) and the Department of State Services, who is currently screening the list of ministerial nominees sent to it by the President, not to be sentimental in the exercise.
Speaking at a press conference on the state of the nation, in Abuja, Thursday, Chairman of TMG, Com. Ibrahim Zikirullahi, stressed that people should not politicize the issue, particularly as it related to war against corruption.
According to him, “For us, it is part of the fight against corruption, and for the very first time, the untouchable is being touched. It is when it happens to big one out there that you will begin to hear witch-hunt and all kind of stories. But what you should also note is that if there is no witch, there will be no hunter; so there was witch before hunting.
“It is left for Saraki to go to court and prove his innocence. So, that he is charged does not mean he is guilty of those offences. I believe it is a wake-up call, for people and politician to know that if this thing can happen to people up there, there is no hiding place for those at state and local levels.
“We should not also support to frustrate the process if those charges are actually correct. We should do everything to support the fight, because over time we see that our judiciary has become cash and carry.”
“With the imminent appointment of his cabinet, TMG calls on President Buhari to give priority to the economy. We hope to see an economic advancement model that is not based on abstract statistics of jobless growth figures that do not reflect in any tangible way in the life of the ordinary Nigerian,” he said.
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