Former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has urged the Federal Government to be “ruthless” with looters of the nation’s treasure.
The former labour leader made this known in the Edo state capital, Benin on Sunday.
He described as mindless the looting orchestrated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which ruled Nigeria between 1999 and 2015.
Oshiomhole further noted that Nigeria would never attain its pride of place in the comity of nations until looting is discouraged.
He added that Nigerians deserved to know the level of rot that went on under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said, “I think that if other Nigerians don’t understand the power of transparency, the right to know , the media should uphold that right and defend it.
“What was stolen was not from private purse; the house that was destroyed was not a private residence.
“We are talking of resources , which if it is distributed on basis of equality, divide by 180 million people you will be a lot richer.
“I think my only complaint is that the Federal Government should be more ruthless because there are lot of people who should be in court who are not there.
“When I was still in the office and I said the kind of money they stole was huge in dollars they paid hired writers to ask how I knew.
“I have interacted with power vertically and horizontally . I know that we cannot be lamenting today without understanding that the treasury was burgled yesterday.
“I think the promise of democracy is that good or bad , the people have the right to know and that is the starting point and particularly important.
“ I think the people have the right to know and if any of them think that what is being said is not true, they can go to court.
“All of them who are involved and those who they are looking for, they should put everything in public domain and that is the promise of democracy and it is about you.
“Just by virtue of being in a winning party they helped themselves so much.”
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