Obasanjo is grandfather of corruption in Nigeria –Reps

For describing the national assembly as being peopled via a gang of unarmed robbers, the residence of Representatives has lashed out at ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, calling him the grandfather of corruption.

The Reps defined Obasanjo because the maximum corrupt Nigerian that ever held a public workplace, adding that he, but, saw himself because the most effective smooth human being.

Specifically, the house referred to as Obasanjo the “grandfather of corruption” in Nigeria.

It added that a motive Obasanjo might in no way like the participants of the country wide assembly became the fact that they foiled his 1/3 time period ambition in 2007 after taking his money and displaying it publicly to put him to shame.

The residence accused Obasanjo of churning out outright lies and mischievous innuendos in opposition to the countrywide assembly.

On Wednesday, Obasanjo had attacked the legislature on several fronts, along with their salaries/allowances and the alleged diversion of constituency projects.

He had stated, “as soon as you're a member, you're co-opted and your mouth is filled with rottenness and corruption which you can't decide out as you pass home with no longer much less than N15million in a month for a senator and N10m a month for a member of the house of Representatives. The national assembly is a den of corruption via a gang of unarmed robbers.

“If the judiciary is being wiped clean, what of the country wide assembly, which stinks a lot worse than the judiciary? price range padding must not pass unpunished.

“it's far a fact, that's a ordinary and systemic exercise. no one ought to pull the wool over the eyes of Nigerians. Ganging as much as intimidate and threaten the lifestyles of a whistle-blower is deplorable and undemocratic.’’

however, speakme through its Chairman, Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas, the residence stated Obasanjo first introduced corruption to the legislature in 1999 when he felt he should bribe legislators to have his manner on every problem.

On corruption, Namdas cited, “certainly, former President Obasanjo is understandably indignant with the country wide meeting as an organization, having foiled his ambition for a third term in office even after trying to corrupt the individuals with a bribe of as a minimum N50m every.

“Lest we forget, the person who added corruption to the countrywide meeting is leader Olusegun Obasanjo. He birthed the 4th Republic country wide assembly with corrupt practices from day one; indeed the first day of the Republic.

“He bribed the PDP, ANPP and ad legislators on their inauguration in 1999 to vote against the general public candidate of the PDP, (the past due) Dr. Chuba Okadigbo. That turned into how Senator Evan Enwerem have become the Senate President.

“Have we forgotten the sacks of cash displayed at the ground of the residence of Representatives, being bribe cash paid by way of chief Olusegun Obasanjo to some honourable individuals to impeach the Rt. Hon. Speaker, Ghali N’abba?

“Have we forgotten that chief Olusegun Obasanjo used his function as President to extort businessmen and contractors to construct his presidential library?

“The list of his corrupt acts even as in workplace is infinite. definitely, he is the greatest corrupt character ever to keep workplace in Nigeria. He remains the grandfather of corruption in Nigeria and lacks the moral authority to talk about corruption or abuse of office in Nigeria as he remains the maximum corrupt Nigerian on record.”

at the allegation of finances padding and abuse of constituency tasks, Namdas stated the previous President, like other Nigerians, have to respect the obligations of the legislature, which he claimed wanted extra funding.

He explained, “He claimed that the countrywide assembly’s finances could be very high, whilst with the aid of all standards, the national assembly is grossly underfunded and is hampered from efficiently and legitimately wearing out its constitutionally-assigned features.”

The house also located that Obasanjo had started out attacking President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that he changed into on a familiar direction of discrediting any authorities that might now not do his bidding.

“it is unlucky that he has started his very acquainted technique of bringing down governments. He did it to Alhaji Shehu Shagari, he did it to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, he did the identical to Gen. (Ibrahim) Babangida; and he attempted to deliver down (the overdue) Gen. Sani Abacha before he imprisoned him for treason.

“He made frantic efforts to derail the government of (the late) President Musa Ya’Ardua whilst he couldn’t use him. He supported President Goodluck Jonathan, however when he refused to take his dictation, he turned in opposition to him.

“He supported President Buhari, but when you consider that he has sensed that Nigeria is having financial difficulties beneath him, he has pounced to derail his authorities.”

 Calling the former President a “blackmailer”, the house noted that each one the issues he raised towards Buhari publicly might have been discussed privately with the President because he had unfettered get entry to to Buhari.

 The Senate on Thursday kept mum on Obasanjo’s latest verbal attack on the national assembly.

numerous leaders and participants of the higher legislative house declined to reply the ex-President.

the general public leader, Senator Ali Ndume, who defined Obasanjo as a father, stated the ex-president could now not be engaged in a media conflict.

He said, “I don’t need to take trouble with my father. You cannot take issue together with your father on the pages of  newspapers.”

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 however the Ijaw kids Council and the convener of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, lecturers, professionals and Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, supported the former President.

The national publicity Secretary of the IYC, Eric Omare, in an interview with one among our correspondents, said, “I suppose Obasanjo best stated the plain and it's far commendable. Nigerians are bored with Buhari’s excuses, whilst Nigerians are loss of life of starvation as a result of his negative financial regulations.’’