Anti-graft war: Buhari ‘not witch-hunting anyone’

Johnson Agbonayinma, a member of the newly inaugurated board of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CBB) from south-south geo-political zone, says President Muhammadu Buhari is not witch-hunting anyone in his fight against corruption.

Speaking with reporters at Aso Rock after the board was inaugurated by Buhari on Wednesday, Agbonayinma said corruption is a cancer that needs to be totally eradicated.

The former lawmaker said he and his colleagues are determined to reduce corruption to a minimum.

“To be honest to you, people will always say one thing or the other, but what is important to us is that this country deserves to get the best. People will always want to pass information just to derail the wheel of progress,” he said.

“Don’t forget we are fighting corruption, people will come up to orchestrate, manufacture stories just to mess up or destroy your image, that’s what has been done over the years.

“You can say that in the past, some government officials had done that, but in this government, I don’t think anyone should say President Buhari is witch-hunting anyone.

“We have seen people, even in his own party, being prosecuted and nobody is applauding him for that. I believe we should support this government and Mr President. If this government succeeds, every Nigerian will be proud to be a Nigerian.”

Agbonayinma said all hands need to be on deck to rid the country of corruption.

“Myself, I need the cooperation of my team, my committee, all Nigerians, other law enforcement agencies, for us to collaborate in order to bring to bear and put Nigeria first,” he said.

“I think Nigeria deserves to get the best because corruption has eaten us deeply and it’s so sad that all over the world, Nigeria’s resources are taken from Nigeria to develop foreign countries.”