Lagos Anti-Graft Law Will Shield Looters Of The State’s Treasury – Bode George

PDP chieftain, Olabode George has come out to blast the corruption and nepotism that have bedevilled Nigeria.

He recently revealed this via a statement to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, the recent Lagos State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Law, signed in April by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is obviously self-serving, dubious and incongruous, and it’ll only shield the looters of Lagos State treasury from the prosecutorial mandate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

He added that the Lagos State Government is clearly trying to practise politics of deceit and self-serving glorification, which should not be condoned.

His words, “Sanwo-Olu’s legislation that seeks to shield criminals from federal prosecution is dead on arrival. It is elementary assertion that once a state law conflicts with a federal legislation, the state law is voided.”

“This is politics of deceit and self-serving glorification. They cherry pick what suits them, railroading their enemies into jail and protecting their own.”

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Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born June 25, 1965) is a Nigerian Politician and the current Governor of Lagos State. He was announced the governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after contesting and unexpectedly winning the gubernatorial primaries under the All Progressives Congress against incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State in October 2018.

He is a graduate of the University of Lagos, as well as the London Business School, Lagos Business School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Before his gubernatorial ambition, He was the Managing Director/CEO of Lagos State Property Development Corporation (LSPDC).

Sanwo-Olu has a B.Sc in Surveying and an MBA from the University of Lagos. He is an alumnus of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the London Business School and the Lagos Business School.

He is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Training and Development (NITAD).