THE CABLE
Tunde Bakare, the overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has asked President Bola Tinubu to go after organisations and individuals who plundered “trillions of naira” for petrol subsidy.
On July 31, Tinubu, in a national broadcast, said trillions of naira meant for petrol subsidy have over the years been “funnelled into the deep pockets and lavish bank accounts of a select group of individuals”.
In his Sunday sermon, Bakare urged the president to ensure that indicted private organisations and individuals are made to face the full wrath of justice for siphoning public funds.
The cleric said economic reforms planned to better the lives of the masses may amount to futility if there is no “economic justice”.
“I expect that President Tinubu has been well briefed on investigations that were conducted over the years as well as individuals and agencies and cooperate entities indicted. I sincerely hope that the president is poised to take the needed action, because whether he likes it or not, the honeymoon is over and Nigerians are asking questions,” Bakare said.
“Nigerians are not asking whether these alarming cases of corruption occurred during his administration or not. Nigerians are not exonerating him and blaming the past presidents who failed to do justice on these issues.
“Nigerians are asking why the poor have to suffer for the criminal activities of individuals and companies that are well known. We must realise as a nation that no economy can thrive on criminal impunity. There can be no successful economic reforms without economic justice.
