Prominent politician, now a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has flayed the Federal Government on the choices of beneficiaries of the recent national awards, held in Abuja, describing the process as a ‘reward for the boys’.
Speaking on a television programme yesterday, Galadima argued that rather than being bestowed with awards, 440 of the recent recipients should have been put behind bars, answering questions bordering on corruption and other wrongful acts.
The politician also berated President Muhammadu Buhari for doing exactly what he had criticised his predecessors, former Presidents Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan for in the past.
While faulting the criteria for the Awards choices, the politician stated that he would prefer to see those who retired from public service, as well as individuals who had truly carved a niche for themselves in their professional careers, being given such awards.
“For me, I think 440 out of the 447 beneficiaries of the honours should be behind bars, if I had my way. It is simply a reward for the boys”.
Galadima said he was never bothered that the president, his former ally, left him out of the ‘National Honour list’, saying, “I’m never interested in titles, even if I had my way; and if not for the fact that the name ‘Galadima’ is on my educational certificates, I would have dropped it, since it is a title,” he added.
The politician also expressed the optimism that his party’s presidential candidate, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, would emerge tops at the next year’s presidential election, based on his track records and his ‘unblemished career’ as a public servant.
