THE Muslims Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), zone-B, has charged the Federal Government to expend all recovered loots for critical infrastructural development, such as power and education.
Just as it threw its weight behind the introduction of whistle blowing in the war against corruption of the Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration.
This was disclosed by the Society’s President, Mushafau Alaran, at a press conference, held in Abeokuta, saying that the recovered funds having gone through prosecution and discovered to have been stolen should be used on developmental projects in the interest of the country.
“Our great society, MSSN in clear terms supports the anti-corruption war by the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration. The introduction of whistle blowing as another device to expose corruption is accepted and appreciated.
“We hereby call on the President that the recovered fund so far that has gone through necessary prosecution and adjudged stolen should be immediately deployed to provision of necessary and critical infrastructure like power and education,” he added.
On the passage of the 2017 budget, the body urged the National Assembly to live up to its duties by passing the budget and other pending bills on anti-corruption soonest.
Alaran however faulted a statement credited to the youth wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) through, Daniel Kadzai that the suspension of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, has religious undertone.
He argued that the statement is prejudice to the outcome of an investigative committee set up by the Presidency headed by Professor Yemi Osinbajo, asking the Christian youths to emulate the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) by staying clear of partisan politics but should remain a religious body
Alaran said “Nigerians are well informed and more sophisticated in reasoning than petty insinuations from CAN. We all know the grass cutting controversies predated the jamb registration.
“This moment is historic in our journey to nation building as all Nigerians unanimously queued behind President Muhammadu Buhari for leading by example. CAN should note that her divisive statement will not change minds of Nigerians who give the current administration the needed support to fight corruption irrespective of religious affiliation of perpetrators.”
He said ” We cannot imagine what is causing delay in the passage of budget 2017 in April, 2017, delay in passing anti-corruption bill and the special court on corruption since 2015. The foreign exchange policy should have been a very desirable issue of attention. What we see is personal vendetta which is not the reason why they were elected.”
Alaran urged all those who have corruption charges to endeavour to submit themselves to proper prosecution in the interest of the Nigeria populace ” who are the victims of the corruption saga”.
He added “Nigeria is bigger than any individual or group of individuals.”
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