Yinka Odumakin, activist and publicity secretary of pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s much-talked-about anti-graft war has collapsed and failed.
Mr Odumakin said this on Tuesday while featuring on Space FM Ibadan’s programme Parrot Xtra Hour on Radio anchored by Olayinka Agboola.
He said the five-year anti-corruption war of Buhari “wobbled and fumbled” until recently when everything came to the open on how corrupt the system has been.
“Those inside know that there is no anti-corruption war. Those in the circle, on the corridors of power know that there is no war against graft. All sorts of embarrassing moments are being witnessed today (Tuesday) to confirm this assertion,” said Odumakin.
When asked what he would tell Buhari on the anti-graft war if he should meet the president, Odumakin said: “I will only tell him to go and retool. The corruption war he has been fighting has collapsed. The people of Nigeria do not understand again.”
On his relationship with ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Odumakin said: “I got to meet Dr Jonathan through a vibrant young man, late Oronto Douglas. Then, we were made to understand that he (Jonathan) would hold a national conference and implement the report and outcome. That was why we related with him at Afenifere.
“You see, at Afenifere, we are passionate about restructuring. Anybody that is ready to do this will be supported by us.”
On the issue of whether Afenifere will support the perceived presidential ambition of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, he said: “It is true our leader at Afenifere addressed the topic. He did not emphatically confirm that Afenifere would support Tinubu. He said since the APC leader is a Yoruba man, Afenifere may support him especially if he will pursue restructuring.”
Parrot Xtra Hour on Radio, a production from the stables of Prokonnect Limited, publishers of PMParrot.com and Parrot Xtra Magazine, hit the airwaves on January 7, 2020, and has since featured the likes of Prof. Banji Akintoye, Muyiwa Ige, Professor Abiodun Otegbayo, Dimeji Lawal, Dele Odule, among others.
