Former Federal
Commissioner for Information and South South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on
Wednesday, disclosed that former President Goodluck Jonathan meant well for the
country, but the will power to fight corruption was not there, adding that
‘being a gentleman is not enough to govern this country’
He also said he
is quitting partisan politics but would play the role of an Elder Statesman,
who would be a father to all.
Jonathan-Buhari
fineHe reiterated his support for Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade, uring
Nigerians to stop talking about sectional or selective justice in the fight
against corruption.
“It is not
everything done by the opponent that is wrong. I will therefore support the
policies that are for the good of the country because Nigeria belongs to all of
us.”
“We are all to
support him, particularly in his determination to eradicate corruption in
Nigeria. For eight years Obasanjo legalised corruption. Yet, he’s the one
talking about corruption. If your brother is arrested, did he give you money?
If your sister was arrested for corruption, did she give you money?
“Jonathan didn’t
have the political will-power to fight corruption. He’s too a gentleman.
Drivers of yesterday are living in palatial buildings now under his government.
In advanced countries, when you are living above your means, people query you.
That’s not so in Nigeria. Former governors and lawmakers are now asking for
immunity.
“Jonathan meant
well for this country, but the will power to fight corruption was not there.
“In an ideal
society, when a man who earns 20,000 as his monthly salary and all of a sudden
he acquire something that is worth N100,000, he should be questioned, but here
in Nigeria, immunity has covered those that should be questioned.