Corruption: PDP should return the loot they have deprived Nigerians- Archbishop of Ibadan…says the party is insulting Nigerians by seeking to return to power

Archbishop of Ibadan, Methodist Church Nigeria (MCN), Most Reverend Michael Kehinde Stephen, has said that the greatest insult to Nigerians is PDP seeking return to power.

Archbishop Stephen in an interview with Nigerian Tribune, declared that those who said the current administration of Muhammadu Buhari is one-side do not know what they are saying.

When asked to comment on the present administration’s anti-graft war, the Archbishop said in 1993 he had the opportunity of giving a keynote address at a conference in Abeokuta and “I said if we didn’t do something about corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria and that is what we are experiencing gradually.

“During this synod, I congratulated the president for having the ‘liver’ to talk about a war on corruption and allowing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to do their work.

“Those criticising this government, as far as I’m concerned, are wasting their time. Corruption is so endemic. I have said they should beam the searchlight on the civil service and other parastatals.

“When people begin to say this administration is one-sided, they don’t know what they’re talking about. Face the side you see and deal with it; when the other side gets power, let them also face the other side.

“I think the greatest insult to Nigerians is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), when they start to talk about the fact that they want to return to power. The apology means nothing.

Drawing an analogy from the bible Archbishop Stephen said when Jesus said to Zacchaeus ‘salvation has come,’ Zacchaeus said he would give half of his belongings to the poor, “Let the PDP return the loot; they have deprived Nigerians.

“What I expected to hear was that they wouldn’t seek power for another 10 years for them to show to Nigerians that they are truly repentant. I think the fight against corruption must go on, in the church, anywhere.

“Let us all know and swallow the shame as a people. Let the searchlight beam everywhere. God intends for us to be better people, that’s why we must strive to pursue peace and holiness, otherwise, there is no future. The fight against corruption is a war that we must win to keep Nigeria.