Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Speaker, House of Representatives, Nigeria
The Speaker, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Mallam Aminu Tambuwal has blamed the failure of political leadership for the challenges in the nation’s polity.
Speaking
in Benin City at the public presentation of the two books co-authored
by university dons in criminology and criminal justice, Prof. Patrick
Igbinovia and his wife, Deaconess Edobor-Igbinovia, the Speaker who was
represented by the member representing Uhunmwode and Orhionmwon
Constituency, Hon. Samson Osagie, said the problem of the country was
neither the absence of laws nor knowledge but the failure of political
leadership.
He
described the books “Oil Theft and Pipeline Vandalisation in Nigeria”
and “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria An
Appraisal”, as topical and appropriate at this time of Nigeria’s
political history.
The
state deputy governor ,(Dr.) Pius Egberanmwen Odubu who spoke on behalf
of the governor described Professor Igbinovia as an erudite scholar who
is doggedly committed to impacting positively on the lives of
Nigerians.
Reviewing
the book on Oil Theft, the Vice Chancellor, Ambrose Alli University,
Professor Cordelia Agbebaku said, the it assesses the performance of the
anti-graft agency in its fight against corruption within the first 10
years.
The
Dean, faculty of Law University of Benin, (UNIBEN) Professor Lawrence
Atsegbua noted that the appraisal of EFCC examines among other issues,
the general perception that the NNPC is a conduit for wastage of public
funds.
In
her remarks, the former Vice Chancellor of UNIBEN Professor Grace
Alele-Williams said the books deal with some of the most critical issues
in contemporary times.
REF http://www.worldstagegroup.com/worldstagenew/index.php?active=news&newscid=15553&catid=2
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