Presidential candidate of Action Alliance (AA) Hamza Al-Mustapha has said that the anti-corruption agencies are not equipped to fight corruption by their set up.
While speaking during a television interview on Tuesday Al- Mustapha who likened the chairman of the agencies to a rabbit said it’s like tasking a rabbit to catch a Lion ( corrupt politicians).
“The rabbit will be running around the animal kingdom, but the lion will be sleeping the way it wants and nothing will happen.”
The presidential hopeful said if elected, he will set up structures and relevant agencies to address corrupt practices.
He also said he is bold enough to confront corrupt individuals, irrespective of their social or political standing.
“If you’re talking about boldness, God willing, I’m not boasting,” he said.
“Boldness in rendering service for Nigeria was, first of all, what fetched the persecution I went through yesterday because I don’t know how you can ask me to paint white [as] black and present black [as] white
“Many of those who believe they hated my guts were the ones that punished me and call me names”, he added.
Nigeria has two major anti-corruption agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC.
