OBA of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu said he would expose the dirty deals of youruba traditional ruler during the reign of late military dictator, General Sani Abacha.

The paramount ruler disclosed this at the public presentation of a page book titled, “Corruption and Human Rights Law in Africa” written by Dr Kolawole Olaniyan, a renowned lawyer and legal adviser in Amnesty International.

He said: “I will shake this nation after the general election in February. The man who made the statement that I lifted oil should cover his face in shame because I was still a serving police officer and I wonder how I would have such time to be involved in the lifting of oil. Those who collected Abacha’s money know themselves and I will quote witnesses. Let us stop apportioning blames, forget the past and work towards a better future for this country. Do not put 100 percent blame on President Goodluck Jonathan because the person who caused the problem knows himself.”

The traditional ruler also called on Nigerians to the problem confronting the nation today as a collective responsibility every Nigeria must rise up to. He called on every one to join hand with the president to battle the problem of insurgency and Ebola facing the country.

The chairperson for the book presentation Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, ably represented by Femi Falana, SAN expressed sadness over the death of a Nigerian lady in Dubai for Ebola after she was quarantined on arrival from Nigeria yesterday morning as a result of deep corruption in the system.

Falana said: “Because of massive corruption in the continent today, the fundamental human rights of the people have been severely infringed upon. What the author has done in his book is that he has challenged all of us to think about the effect of corruption in the continent. The challenge of Ebola is not being tackled under the provisions of the law.”
Falana also cited corruption as one of the main reasons why the federal government was not winning the war against Boko Haram. Stating that the Nigerian soldiers are prosecuting the war without adequate weapons at their disposal

Falana also pointed out that another major reason why the Federal Government as not winning the war against Boko Haram was the fact of poor welfare package for the Nigerian army stating that this led to the protest by their wives, saying “this is a manifestation of the collapse of the Nigerian state. So something must be done.”