Senator Ali Ndume, has said that a significant number of politicians in Nigeria engage in corrupt practices.
Ndume is a lawmaker representing Borno South in the Senate.
He said, “It is only in this country that somebody had no money yesterday or last week, but the following week, he buys 10 cars, buys jets and his family will celebrate with him.
“Our major challenge in this country is corruption. Up till now, we have no law that can proactively or reactively address the issue of corruption in the country.
“If you see somebody in our system, especially in politics or government, and he is not corrupt, then he is lucky that he is God-fearing.
“Otherwise, it is only in Nigeria that you steal money and you walk freely and you are celebrated.
“If you come into an area like this, people would start lobbying you and prostrate before you even when they know that the money was stolen.
“Up till now, there is no law on unexplained wealth Act in Nigeria and there is no Executive Order on it.
“There is hunger in the land and up till now we have not cultivated up to five per cent of our land, Nigeria is blessed with massive arable land.”
