From Magnus Eze, Abuja
Former Osun State deputy governor, Prince Adesuyi Haastrup, has appealed to the people of oil-producing areas to come to terms with reality and not continue to destruct oil installations in the Niger Delta.
Haastrup urged them to rather see the on-going probe of election campaign funds and the arms probe as a patriotic attempt at recovering stolen wealth.
Haastrup, who spoke at a public function in Abuja, described the condition of President Muhammadu Buhari in the anti-graft war as one between the devil and the deep blue sea and noted that the process was bound to affect the economy, but would be rewarding at the end of the day.
“On the fight against corruption, we are not on the same page with our brothers from the Niger Delta. The people should know that those being chased around are those who stole public funds. They should know that these people did not steal for them, but did so for their individual pockets. The probe is not against former President Goodluck Jonathan; it’s not against anybody, but against those who are stealing Nigerian wealth,” he said.
The politician, who is also Chairman, ENL Consortium Ltd, urged Nigerians not to leave the fight against corruption for Buhari alone, noting that the attitude of the National Assembly was not encouraging.
Haastrup said: “Unfortunately, it’s only President Buhari that is fighting corruption. The legislators are not helping issues. We actually thought that with Buhari as president, all these things would stop. But the senators want to change our laws overnight because of one man.
“The judiciary, too, should cooperate. We should all sit down and see how to move this country forward. We should not leave it for Buhari alone”.