FCT, Abuja – The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, said corruption in Nigerian political space is people-driven.
Ndume said politicians share what they steal with people to return to power or retain their seat in the national assembly.
The lawmaker stated this while featuring on Channels TV Politics Today on Tuesday, May 14, The Punch reports.
The federal lawmaker representing Borno South senatorial district said there is difference between corruption by politicians and other people.
The Borno senator admitted that politicians âsteal and share with the peopleâ.
Ndume suggested that corruption in Nigerian politics should not warrant any serious punishment.
Meanwhile TimesNow.com.ng reported that Ndume maintained that the cybersecurity levy will impoverish Nigerians following the country’s current hardship.
According to Ndume, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government has continued to add more burdens on Nigerians, yet “nothing is done to increase their income”.
Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through its circular, disclosed that the implementation of the levy would commence in two weeks
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
