President Goodluck Jonathan began his re-election campaign in
Lagos on Thursday, saying he would not fight corruption by arresting and
putting people in crates.
Jonathan, in his 33-minute speech that centered more on
responses to criticisms of his administration by some prominent
Nigerians and the opposition, faulted a recent statement credited to the
APC presidential candidate, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, that he would
send corrupt Nigerians to jail.
Although he did not mention names, he was indirectly making reference
to Buhari’s role in the 1984 botched attempt to smuggle a former
Transport minister, the late Umaru Dikko, to Nigeria.
He said, “They said they will start fighting corruption after
they have crossed the bridge. And only two days ago, somebody stood in
Port Harcourt, Rivers State and said he would catch people that steal
and throw them in Kirikiri(Prisons).
“I agree that we must stop corruption but I will not do so by catching people and putting them in crates and jailing or killing them. We can’t stop corruption that way.”
The President told the PDP chiefs, members and supporters at the
carnival-like event that held at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos that
“the same mouth says something from the right and the left, making
contradictory statements.”
The question for you to answer is, Jonathan's method of treating corrupt Nigerians and Buhari's method which one do you prefer?
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