Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that following the report of his committee, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the sacked Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal and Director General of the Nigeria Intelligent Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke should be prosecuted.
“Secondly, the President (Buhari) has directed that the SGF and former DG of NIA should be prosecuted. So, we are expecting that prosecution will take place.”
Professor Osinbajo, who spoke at a dialogue organized by Christian Youths in Lagos State, under the aegis of the GRILL, Ikeja Branch, said: “I think the first thing for us is that the report was acted upon; the former SGF was dismissed.”
He said that next is that criminal allegations will be filed against the two sacked government officials, after the prosecution process has been completed.
Osinbajo commended the way President Buhari has been addressing what he called ‘grand corruption,’ which he said is the main problem that led to the destruction of the nation’s economy.
“Corruption has had detrimental effects on Nigeria’s economy. This country was subjected to corruption for many years. Grand corruption perpetuated by previous governments is responsible for the state of the economy.
“Many of the projects in the country initiated by the previous government are not completed because of corruption. Grand corruption makes people start projects and never complete them.
“Grand corruption is when the head of government takes money from the treasury and shares it to the people. You will never find people stealing from the public treasury under this administration.
“The same individuals who robbed this country are saying they want to come back and fix the problems. We should ask them what they are going to do about grand corruption. How are you sure they are not going to enrich their friends with public funds?”
