ere to see himself as a temporal occupant.
“However, the body language of the leader or whoever is there would determine if corruption will be a norm or not.
“I was the Chief of Staff of a governor and I could not imagine how any commissioner would have taken the state House of Assembly to court without the governor’s knowledge. Don’t forget every commissioner is an appointee of the governor.
“When a Minister takes the National Assembly to court and the president pretends not to be aware, what message does that send? Under Obasanjo and late Yar’Adua, ministers were suspended on allegations of corruption.
“If you are suspended to be investigated, you have not been declared guilty. But when you now shield these officers, one begins to wonder the message you are sending.”
The chief went on: “About six months ago, innocent job seekers were asked to pay certain amount of money for Immigration job. At the end, about 16 lives were lost. Till date, no refund has been made to the applicants, no indictments and the minister is still occupying office. What message does that send?”
Mohammed accused security agencies of being too partisan under the Jonathan administration, using his experience with the Directorate of State Security (DSS) during the Osun election as example.
Noting that he had filed charges against the (DSS) in court, Mohammed said: “I was shocked when the SSS spokesperson said it was legitimate for the SSS to wear hoods. I know that any security agency, which wants to operate publicly must be identified and putting on hoods does not identify you.What is the difference between you and Shekau, if you start wearing hoods?
“I was going about my lawful business in Osun and SSS said I was picked up for loitering. We all know there is no offence as loitering in Nigeria.”
According to the APC spokesman, the opposition was a more credible and viable replacement for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the national level. Muhammed urged Nigerians to compare the human and infrastructural developments in APC and PDP states.