By Uzair Adam Imam
A former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, gives suggestions on ways to end the menacing issue of corruption in Nigeria.
Dariya disclosed this on Monday while he was featured on Channels Television NewsNight programme.
The Daily Reality recalls that the former governor, alonside former Taraba State governor, Jolly Nyame, were convicted of corruption charges sometime ago.
Dariye was convicted of stealing N1.16 billion while serving as Plateau governor from 1999 to 2007 and was granted a pardon by the Council of State led by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 14, 2022.
While, Nyame, the other convict, arrainged for stealing N1.6 billion and the two were released from Kuje Custodial Centre on August 8, 2022.
However, Dariye said the legal action against curruption by jailing would not in any way ended the graft which is everywhere in the country.
He said, “Dariye and Nyame were jailed. Has it ended corruption? Like I told My Lordship, you can jail me for 200 years, if that will end corruption, I will say glory be to God.”
He added that his imprisonment was politically motivated, arguing that some persons did worse but were spared.
He stated, “If we want to end corruption, it will not be a one-day issue; you will take corruption to cure corruption. And if you start delivering policies, let me just tell you for example: If the railway is working, without these people sabotaging, it will reduce a lot of hardship on our people, it will reduce the prices of commodities and farm produce.
“Things are not working, some people are benefitting from it, they are frustrating government measures,” he noted.
