OPC urges Buhari to fight corruption without impunity

The Pan –Yoruba Group, Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fight corruption without violation of rule of law.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, the founder of OPC, who is also the National Chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN,

Dr Fredrick Fasehun said the invasion of the homes of the Judges is a gross and blatant violation of Rule of Law,” In as much as we recognise the harm that corruption has inflicted on our development, and we subscribe to the current war against corruption, however, in battling corruption, relevant institutions and agencies must follow due process and the Rule of Law”, Fasehun said.

Fasehun therefore called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately call to order the Director General of the DSS, while demanding that the National Assembly, as part of its oversight functions, should summon the DSS DG for questioning.

Beside, the group called on the government to obey all court orders, including the Federal High Courts and ECOWAS Court rulings that ordered the Nigerian government to free the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd).

He further stated that government must stop forthwith the media trial of supposed suspects investigated or apprehended by security agencies to allow for the constitutionally- guaranteed principles of fair hearing, due process and rule of law in the law courts as well as freeing Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB.

OPC said it demands that under President Buhari’s government, the DSS, “the police and the EFCC must regain and maintain their statutory responsibilities of intelligence gathering and security maintenance instead of turning into instruments for silencing the opposition.

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