Ministerial Screening: Timi Frank Labels Akpabio-Led Senate “Charade,” Says Tinubu Can’t Fight Corruption
- Comrade Timi Frank, a former chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has faulted the ministerial nomination list of President Bola Ahmed Timi
- Frank described the upper chamber of the national assembly led by Senate President Godswill Obot Akpabio as a 'Charade'
- He stated that President Tinubu cannot fight corruption due to the nomination of persons with questionable antecedents
The former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, on Tuesday, August 1, said President Bola Tinubu cannot fight corruption or criminality in Nigeria.
Frank said this assertion in Abuja while condemning the ongoing ministerial screening at the Nigerian Senate.
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According to a Tribune report, he also described the appointment of Jim Obazee as a special investigator as another waste of time and an attempt to witch-hunt opposition.
His words:
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“The recent appointment of Jim Obazee as a Special Investigator to probe the activities is another waste of time as it only beckons serial witch-hunting of opposition members.
“It is clear that there is no credibility, zeal or reputation from the ruling party to fight corruption but rather an opportunity for looters and criminals to have a field day again.
“Mr President must be aware that since he is only holding the Commonwealth of the nation albeit temporarily, every decision concerning the Nigerian state must be done with utmost decorum and sincerity to the Nigerian People. The world is watching diligently and history will hold us accountable for our actions and inaction.
“We would like to urge the Judiciary to expedite their verdict on the PEPT and save the country the embarrassment of foisting an illegitimacy as this will only bring about nothing but misery and pain to the nation at large. Their decision must be sacrosanct and decisive in this regard.”
Frank also called for a stop to the Senate's ministerial screening
He described the ongoing screening as a national disgrace built on falsehood instead of following due process.
“The ongoing ministerial screening in the National Assembly has been nothing short of a national shame and disgrace orchestrated and supervised by a Senate President bent on reinforcing the old order of this sham of an exercise to the bewilderment of Nigerians.
“It is clear from the foregoing in the Red chamber as to the direction of the country under the APC led government.
“The ongoing screening of ministerial nominees is a joke taken too far and an insult to the sensibilities of reasonable Nigerians who are aghast as to the shambolic routine of ‘take a bow and go’ without any cross examination as to the pedigree and competence of these individuals nominated to serve the country," Frank said.
Chairmanship: “Ganduje’s Selection As Adamu’s Replacement, Mere Rumour”, APC Spokesperson Spills
In another development, the spokesman of the Oyo APC, Mr Wasiu Sadare, has revealed certain truths regarding the key vacant position of the nation's ruling party.
He disclosed that information about the national chairman of the APC is false and mere speculation.
The APC chieftain noted further that the ruling party at the appointed time, will do the needful regarding the appointment of a new national chairman and communicate to Nigerians.
Source: Legit.ng
