Nigeria: Don't exonerate yourself from corruption - Kaka tells OBJ

Sen. Kaka and OBJ

The last may not have been heard over accusation of corruption levelled against members of the National Assembly by former president Olusegun Obasanjo,as a former lawmaker,Senator Adegbenga Kaka, said he (Obasanjo) should not exonerate himself from corruption.

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Kaka,who was a member of the 7th legislature represented Ogun East senatorial district,said this while speaking with newsmen after the handing over of some projects facilitated by him while in office.

The projects ‎were a blocks of three classrooms at

Ansar-ud-Deen High School, Isiwo, Ijebu-Ode and Japara High School, Ijebu-Igbo as well as a primary healthcare centre,in Egbe area of Ijebu-Igbo.

He noted that Obasanjo ‎must come clean first before pointing accusing fingers on the senators and House of Representatives members, saying the former president must come to equity with clean hands.

Kaka insisted that Nigerians should make the executive arm of government accountable as one of the solution to the problem of corruption in the country,pointing out that the executive controls about 90percent of the nation's wealth‎.

Kaka said, "What is happening is the executive is sitting on nearly 90 percent of the nation's resources. From the President to the National Security Adviser to the ministers to the heads of agencies, executive directors and all of them, what have they been doing with the money?

"We've been having oil jackpot, the crude oil price rising from $9 per barrel in 1999 to $147 per barrel in 2006/2007 and yet all that should be done were not done. From electricity to road to waterways, we neglected everything. So, for somebody to come out and be pointing accusing fingers, they should first of all examine themselves.

"They should come out clean first before attacking others. I'm not saying the National Assembly is not corrupt but nobody should attempt to exonerate himself. Some people were even corrupt against themselves and against their family and against their children and grand children. They should go and examine themselves."

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(Tribune)