South West Govs Corrupt, Afraid Of Buhari, Says Maj. Gen Ishola Williams

A former Chairman of Transparency International Nigeria, Major General Ishola Williams (retd.), says the governors from the south western part of the country can’t stand up to president Muhammadu Buhari because their hands are not clean and they have so much to lose if they go toe to toe with the federal government.

Williams said this in an interview published on PUNCH Sunday.

Williams wondered why the governors have refused to lend their voices to the call for restructuring of the country, adding that they had failed to account for the security votes they got from the federal governmentm

“All the governors should work together and tackle these crimes. But it appears to me that most governors in the South-West are so afraid of Abuja. In a federal system, what are they afraid of? Why are they not talking about restructuring? Is it because of the cheap money they are getting from Abuja?

“They go to Abuja, collect money, and nobody knows how they spend the money. There is no accountability. Nobody knows how they spend security votes. They have no integrity, and they know that,” he asserted.

Williams did not spare other state governors accusing them of creating problems for Nigeria.

“They are the ones creating problems for Nigeria. Yes, the governors are the ones creating problems for Nigeria. Governor Nasir El-Rufai seems to be the only one talking about restructuring. The South-West governors are keeping quiet,” stated the former general.

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Williams called the controversial Kaduna based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, ignorant over his call for the federal government to create a commission for Fulani herders.

“Sheikh Gumi is talking about creating a commission for the Fulani herders, whereas there is the National Commission for Nomadic Education created many years ago.

“That commission was created to specifically help the herdsmen. When Gen. (Muhammadu) Buhari was the chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, he gave a lot of support to Miyetti Allah. So what is Sheikh Gumi talking about?”

Further expressing his anger, Williams explained, “Other regions have commissions too that they are using to make money. Whether it is the Niger Delta or the North-East Development Commission, what happens there? Money disappears! Why do we continue to create commissions that enable a particular set of people to take care of themselves?”

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