Elder statesman Edwin Clark has lambasted former President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Abdullahi Adamu, a former Governor of Nasarawa State with corruption charges, as the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
During an interview on Arise Television, Clark highlighted the disturbing trend of alleged corrupt politicians enjoying impunity in Nigeria, citing Adamu’s case as a glaring example.
“In 2007, more than 15 former governors and ministers were charged to court during Ribadu’s time as the EFCC chairman. Some of them were charged in Lagos, Abuja, and beyond. But after some time, some of these cases were not heard again,” Vanguard quoted Clark as saying.
“Let me take a case of Abdullahi Adamu, who was the governor of Nasarawa State in 1999. He was charged to court for embezzling money from his state to the tune of N15 billion with other commissioners who were to be charged to court in Nasarawa State,” he added
Clark’s assertion continued with disappointment over the lack of accountability as Adamu transitioned from facing corruption charges to being elected as a senator and eventually appointed as the APC’s National Chairman.
“We have many such people in the APC. Nobody heard about his trial again. He became an honest man and talked about corruption more than any other person,” Clark concluded.
