Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has strongly accused State Governors of using their security votes without transparency on the amount spent. In his autobiography “Brutally Frank,” Clark highlighted corruption as a significant tragedy in Nigeria.
The book, unveiled at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abuja, amplified his journey as a classroom teacher, Commissioner, Minister, Senator, and National activist over seven decades.
Clark criticized Governors who have rapidly accumulated wealth and power after their election, alleging that some are wealthier than their states. He also criticized President Bola Tinubu and Senator Godswill Akpabio for introducing what he called irresponsible laws during their governorships in Lagos and Akwa Ibom, respectively.
As state governor, Tinubu introduced the Life Pension Law, while Akpabio introduced the Former Governor and Deputy Governor’s Pension Bill 2014.
Clark also expressed his dismay that corruption has deeply permeated various levels of the Federal Government, including those tasked with eradicating corruption and the Attorney-General overseeing anti-corruption agencies.
He mentioned questionable practices related to the Paris Club loan repayment and lawyers negotiating their shares from the repayment made to local governments.
Bemoaning the state of corruption in Nigeria ,he pointed out that corruption was introduced to Nigeria during the colonial period, as the British colonial government and other European powers engaged in the scramble for Africa, using traditional chiefs as intermediaries.
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