Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, has threatened to expose the juicy corruption deals of some seemingly squeaky clean political and traditional rulers in the country.
According to SUN
The Lagos monarch, who spoke at a book launch yesterday, said he would soon expose top secrets of some Nigerian leaders, who pretended to be clean and incorrupt.
Oba Akiolu’s statement was in apparent response to recent allegation by another monarch, who had earlier claimed that only two of the country’s prominent monarchs were free of corruption.
Speaking at the public presentation of a book, entitled: ‘Corruption and Human Rights Law in Africa,’ authored by Dr. Kolawole Olaniyan of the Amnesty International in Lagos, Oba Akiolu, however, debunked the allegation that President Goodluck Jonathan was the architect of pervading corruption and other challenges bedeviling the country.
Apparently angered by the holier-than-thou comment of his fellow monarch, Oba Akiolu said he was ready to expose the corrupt involvement of some of the traditional rulers in the South-West during the late General Sani Abacha’s draconian rule, saying he was privileged to have vital information on some Nigerian leaders due to his position then as Commissioner of Police in charge of criminal investigation.
“The monarch that made the statement that I lifted oil will be shocked when I make certain revelations after the 2015 elections and I think he should close his eyes in shame because as at that time, I was still serving in the Nigeria Police and I wonder how I could have such time to be involved in the lifting of oil.
“One person does not cause the problem of corruption. So, nobody should blame President Goodluck Jonathan for the problems in Nigeria, as about 99 per cent of us are guilty of the syndrome of corruption. So, everyone should be involved in the fight against corruption.
“All hands must be on deck to assist the government to bring corruption to an end. We should forget the past and face the future by contributing to the future of the nation,” Oba Akiolu stated.