PRESS RELEASE
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Mu'azu Adamu
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Few days ago, President Goodluck Jonathan nominated former Bauchi
State Governor, Mu'azu Adamu as Chairman of the Nigerian Pension Commission
(PENCOM), and subsequently forwarded his name to the Senate for confirmation.
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) is astonished and peeved by
this move of the President, especially in the light of the fact that the former
Governor is yet to be cleared by the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) of the corruption charges he is facing for allegedly defrauding the
coffers of Bauchi State to the tune of N19.8billion when he was Governor
of the State.
This and other similar acts of Mr. President, particularly his
penchant for surrounding himself with famed corrupt individuals makes his
government's so-called anti-corruption efforts a laughing stock, for it is
patently obvious from his antecedents that President Jonathan endorses
corruption.
TMG recalls that in the heat of the corruption charges against the
same Mu'azu Adamu, President Jonathan appointed him in 2011 as Chairman of the
Board of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
It was with the President's nod that Business Mogul, Mike
Adenuga and his wife, Titi Adenuga in late 2010 walked free from the EFCC
charges they were facing for reportedly collecting bribes from Siemens
officials; and it was this same attitude of Presidential Romance with alleged
corrupt individuals that enabled controversial Lawyer, Dele Oye to walk scot
free from EFCC charges of allegedly acting as front for the defunct Oceanic
Bank CEO, Cecilia Ibru; and aiding her to loot tens of billions of Naira in
Bank assets.
The Nigerian people of course will not forget in a hurry how this
same President granted Presidential Pardon to a notorious convicted corrupt
former Governor and his kinsman, DSP Alamieyeseigha and other criminals,
including a paedophile.
Those who recently looted the Police Pensions Board, including its
former Director are yet to be brought to book. The list is endless; yet
Jonathan's regime talks about fight against corruption. The attitude of Mr.
President in recycling corrupt individuals in public places is worrisome and
does not inspire confidence at all. In fact, on issue after issue, he has
shown that he will never combat corruption but will rather aid, abet and shield
corrupt officials.
TMG therefore calls on the President to withdraw immediately the
nomination of Adamu Mu'azu as Chairman of PENCOM and take creative steps to
rebuild goodwill and imbue confidence in the anti-corruption war. This is the
only pathway to redemption, prosperity and development in this country.
Comrade Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi
Chairman
Chief Eddy Ezurike
Publicity Secretary
CENTRE FOR CIVIC EDUCATION
(a.k.a Transition
Monitoring Group)
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