IN today’s edition of Nigeria in Brief: Tinubu says he inherited his wealth from real estate, Jonathan gives reason why Nigeria is corrupt, and other trending news today
The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Ahemd Tinubu, has denied enriching himself with the Lagos State coffers. The Lagos State former chief Executive disclosed this in a chat with the BBC in London yesterday. Recall that the APC presidential flag bearer was hosted in the Chatham House, London, on Monday where he entertained questions regarding his decision to run for president and how he intends to tackle corruption and oil theft in Nigeria. Tinubu lamented that he is the most investigated ex-governor and yet nothing incriminating has been found on him. Tinubu disclosed that he inherited his wealth and made his money from real estate. He said, “I inherited great real estate; I turned the values around. I’m not denying my wealth, I was the most investigated, the most accused governor in the opposition for eight years, up to 2007 and since I left the office, I am still there, I have not taken any government appointment.”
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Nigerians living abroad have taken the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and President Muhammadu Buhari to court insisting that the commission must allow them to participate in the coming 2023 general elections. In a suit filed at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the plaintiff is asking the court to compel INEC to suspend further proceeding with the 2023 general elections until INEC’s voter register and bio-data are undated to accommodate Nigerians living abroad as registered voters. The core of the case is that INEC must amend their processes to accommodate Nigerians living abroad so they can vote in every election wherever they are in the world. They argue further that denying Nigerians abroad the right to vote is a violation of their fundamental human rights as Nigerian citizens. Justice Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, adjourned the matter till January 19, 2023.
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Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has attributed the cause of corruption in Nigeria to uncertainty in public service. The former president said people are prone to being corrupt if they have no faith in the system to take care of them when they leave office, therefore, they tend to help themselves out whenever they can in order to secure a future for themselves. Jonathan maintained that the government should make plans to take care of public servants when they leave office to stall cases of corruption. He said, “One of the greatest problems we have in Nigeria, and probably that’s why corruption is so perverse, is that people don’t know what will happen to them tomorrow. Because there is no welfare system that can manage people… And of course, our laws don’t allow civil servants to even have a company, apart from farming. So, you’re not allowed to do business as a civil servant. At the same time, nobody is looking after you and your children when you leave office.”