Contrary to insinuations, the Presidency has said the ongoing war against corruption is all-encompassing and designed to sanitize the system. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu who made this known while reacting to the conviction of suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria,
Justice Walter Onnoghen, in Abuja on Thursday, said the conviction of Onnoghen by the Code of Conduct Tribunal was a major victory for the anti-corruption policy of the Buhari administration.
He explained that the outcome of the trial demonstrated clearly that "the law is no respecter of persons, titles, social or political connections”.
According to him, the essence of the rule of law is to hold everyone accountable before the law, regardless of their status in society.
“The rule of law will lose its meaning and validity if only the weak, the poor and powerless are punished for their violations of the law.
”Countries succeed because the rule of law is evenly upheld and enforced. The war against corruption would go nowhere if the high and mighty are spared because of their influence and connections.
”You can’t fight corruption by allowing impunity because the rule of law cannot function where impunity is tolerated.”
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