‘Show leadership’ — Falana tells Tinubu to lead fight against corruption

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says President Bola Tinubu should show leadership in fighting corruption.

Speaking at the 60th anniversary of the call to bar of Afe Babalola, SAN, in Ekiti, on Monday, Falana added that “some of those who are going in and out of the villa are standing trial for looting the treasury of this country”.

He said the level of corruption in the country “has assumed a very dangerous dimension”, noting that the president must lead an anti-corruption crusade in order to restore the image of the nation.

“I’m urging the president to lead an anti-corruption crusade so that the country – the largest concentration of black people on earth, can take its rightful place in the comity of nations,” Falana said.

“Highly-placed public officers steal money meant for building hospitals, and people are dying on our roads.

“Some of those who are going in and out of the villa are standing trial for looting the treasury of this country. So, wrong signals must not be sent to our people and the international community.

“There’s somebody here who was our president. If you were accused of corruption and your case was before the EFCC or the ICPC, you’ll not be appointed to a position of authority. We must go back to that era.”