Special Prisons Should be Built for Corrupt Public Office Holders - Alhaji Balarabe Insists

Posted by Lolade on Mon 31st Aug, 2015 - tori.ng

One time governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa,has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to build special prisons for corrupt politicians.

Alhaji Balarabe Musa

The former governor, in an interview with Vanguard newspaper, stated that special prison should be built for corrupt public office holders.

Expressing his opinion on politicians and public office holders who use their positions to amass wealth while in public office.

said: "I feel bad because these are resources that should be used to liberate the people and provide welfare and security for them.

"It is even more worrisome that in most places those in power have not provided even the basic things for their subjects while they swim in opulence and mindless extravagance, creating a big gap between them and those who elected them into office. That is directly responsible for the negative things the nation is grappling with today characterized by unemployment, poverty, insecurity and lose of confidence in public service.

"That is why I strongly advise President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently build special prisons for those people as a matter of urgent national interest.

"The danger is that if he does not go after those who stole so much from the nation’s treasury, these malevolent elements could use the ill-gotten wealth to topple Nigeria. Many of them are believed to have stolen as much as trillions of Naira and stashed away in foreign accounts. A recent report revealed that some crooked Nigerians might have stolen more than the annual budget of Nigeria.

"Let them go to prison. In fact I would advise him to build special prisons for those who plundered Nigeria because it has to be done," he added.