By Ephraim Oseji

People’s Democratic Party chieftain and former Delta State gubernatorial aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has called for proper scrutiny of officials to safeguard against pilfering of public funds and severe sanction against corrupt officials.

He stated that the president would be condoning corrupt officials and by extension creating a lawless society if he does not deal with corrupt officials.

According to Onuesoke, “The government must hang them out to dry, and send a proper message that those that were fingered to be corrupt in the previous government, along with those of the present day government, would be punished according to the dictates of our laws, otherwise, a selective justice approach will not only deprive the government of its citizens’ confidence, but of the much sought after investors confidence.”

Onuesoke urged the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to probe deeper into the allegations against any allegation of corruption and if found wanting they should be prosecuted in a competent court of jurisdiction.

“As far as this matter is concerned, there are more questions than answers.

All eyes are now on the EFCC to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to boost public confidence in the programme that has received more complaints than commendations,” he stated.

The PDP chieftain explained that the general belief is that men intrinsically have a greater tendency for corruption than women, stressing that the recent happenings have shown that the women folks too are not as innocent as people perceive them to be.