Jonathan developed whistleblowing and other anti-corruption ideas – APC lawmaker says

Jonathan developed whistleblowing and other anti-corruption ideas – APC lawmaker says

- APC's Abiodun Olasupo, representing Iseyin/Iwajowa/Kajola/Itesiwaju federal constituency of Oyo state says Jonathan owned ALL the anti-corruption ideas

- Olasupo said Jonathan however lacked the political will to implement the ideas which is what President Buhari has done

- He said President Buhari's implementations are bringing the desired results

Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has been given the credit for President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war ideas.

Vanguard reports that a All Progressives Congress (APC) member of the House of Representatives Abiodun Olasupo, representing Iseyin/Iwajowa/Kajola/Itesiwaju federal constituency of Oyo state under the All Progressives Congress, APC, said Jonathan many of the anti-corruption policies.

According to him, Jonathan created the Treasury Single Account (TSA), the Bank Verification Number (BVN) and other anti-corruption ideas that the current administration is administering.

Jonathan developed whistleblowing and other anti-corruption ideas
Olasupo says Jonathan owns all the ideas that President Buhari is implementing

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He however noted that the Jonathan administration however lacked the will to use them to fight corruption to its knees.

He said: “You should not be surprised that all the measures used in the anti-corruption crusade today were developed by President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.”

“The Jonathan administration developed the policies of whistle blowing, Bank Verification Number (BVN), Treasury Single Account (TSA) but lacked the political will to implement them.

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“You can see that the implementation by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is bringing the desired results.”

In a related vein, Legit.ng reported earlier that the Nigerian Senate had said it is in support of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led anti-corruption fight.

The Senate said it is transparent in its words to prove that the lawmakers are working to strengthen the anti-corruption process and institutions.

According to a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Senators recognize the successes and achievements recorded so far by the Buhari administration in the bid to eradicate corruption.

Watch this Legit.ng TV video of a Nigerian man on the street stating categorically that ex-president Goodluck Jonathan was never a bad choice for Nigeria

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