Group debunks corruption allegations against Buhari’s govt

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  • The Forum of Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria (FCSO) has condemned Okoi Obono-Obla’s allegations against the Buhari administration, describing them as false
  • Obono-Obla, who was previously appointed and later suspended as chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, had claimed that recovered loots were returned to the looters
  • The FCSO chairman, Comrade Friday Maduka, praised the integrity of the Buhari government and accused Obono-Obla of attempting to tarnish the reputations of the previous administration

Ex-President Buhari spoke after a meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (not seen) in Belem Presidential Palace on June 30, 2022.
Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/CorbisSource: Getty ImagesObono-Obla’s claim: Setting the record straightObono-Obla’s rise to prominence questioned”He set up personal detention centres and failed to keep proper records of properties seized under his watch,” Maduka alleged.Buhari administration hailed for integrity”The venerable Mr Abubakar Malami SAN and his principal, President Buhari GCFR, have bequeathed to the present generation of Nigerians and generations yet unborn a solid, indivisible Nigeria, ready to take its place among the world’s mature democracies,” Maduka said.What did Okoi Obono-Obla say?I’m the African champion of anti-corruption – BuhariI am proud to leave behind a legacy of fighting corruption among others. Personally, I abhor corruption,” the former president said.

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