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Court
By Lydia Ngwakwe
Lagos, Nov. 17, 2016 (NAN) Mrs Jumoke Anifowoshe, a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo state, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to establish a special court to prosecute corrupt persons.
Anifowoshe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the court was necessary if ongoing fight against corruption would be properly prosecuted in line with the philosophy of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“I want to suggest that in order for APC to get it right, a special court has to be established for those who have been indicted and arrested by the Department of State Service (DSS) to face the wrath of the law.
“The APC of which I am a member has something going for it, the angle of corruption, which the president is fighting tooth and nail.
“That aspect of APC stands it out from other political parties in the country and if that aspect can be well managed by the leadership, I think Nigeria will go a long way in development,’’ she said.
The politician said that any political party that was not ideologically based, its whole process and being would be affected and would be meaningless to the populace.
She said that all the political parties talk and preach same thing, but that a political party should be identified with one ideology.
Anifowoshe, however, said that the country’s democracy was still tottering, and that until it stabilized, Nigeria would not get a party that was truly ideologically-based.
On forthcoming governorship election in Ondo state, the former commissioner charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that card readers were used.
“I want to say for the first time in the history of Nigeria, INEC used the card reader to conduct election, and I think it helped a lot.
“If INEC can make it function well, I think the problem of rigging and ballot box-snatching will be a thing of the past.
“It will also help political parties in the election because due process will follow and the election will not be abused by anybody or group of persons,’’ she said. (NAN)
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Edited by Olisa Ifeajika
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