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By Daniel Atarhe

We are not fighting corruption in Nigeria. We are only fighting perceived political enemies.

The EFCC has been a good tool in the hands of any Commander-in-Chief to witch hunt political opponents and weaken opposition since the creation of the commission.

This ugly situation is not only peculiar to the EFCC and government at the centre. Even we, the citizens are the worst because the masses now see fight against corruption from a loyalty point of view.

Take a look at the Okowa’s situation for instance,

All APC followers in Delta State are calling for the head of Okowa for the crime he has not been found guilty of, claiming he used Delta State resources to finance Atiku’s presidency but this same set of people believe that;

1. The trillions Wike threw around to contest for PDP presidential ticket and the billions he threw around to force Tinubu down the throat of Rivers people against their wish is his money.

The money he spent to finance factions and cracks in the PDP, sponsored elections for many governors, National Assembly members and boosted he purchased forms for all Rivers House of Assembly members and Gov. Sim Fubara are his money in the eyes APC members.

In fact, Wike is their hero and living legend and his reward is FCT minister.

2. Former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello who allegedly paid secondary school kids fees in billions, resisted arrest by the anti graft agency and walking free with police escorts is not being talked about.

3. The reward for the former governor of Kano State for being caught on camera pocketing plenty of dollars in his babariga is to the National Chairman of the APC

4. That a former lawmaker from Lagos State who was well known palliative thief being rewarded by Tinubu with a juicy position in NSIF is a fight against corruption in the eyes of Delta APC youths

5. What about Beta Edu walking freely on the street of Nigeria ?

Now fast forward to Delta State, the ones calling Okowa thief today were the ones who defended a former National Assembly lawmaker who embezzled 80 billion Naira constituency project for the construction of a major road in the State. Many died as a result of that stealing, armed robbery and kidnapping was on the high because of the deplorable State of the road the lawmaker embezzled the funds meant for it.

In all, we all are hypocrites