Abubakar Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, was born in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State and has served in various capacities including being a state counsel and magistrate in Kebbi State and teaching law at the Usman Dan Fodio University before going into private legal practice. He currently serves as the National Legal Adviser for Congress for Progressive Change, CPC. But his main interest lies in floating an NGO to help deepen the content of our laws by sponsoring private citizen bills in the National Assembly.In this interview, Malami looks at the menace of corruption in Nigeria and concludes that government is actually promoting graft rather than fighting it. The CPC legal adviser also pleads with President Goodluck Jonathan to take urgent steps to halt the wave of insecurity in the land, if Nigeria must make progress under his leadership. Malami says 2015 presidential race will be determined by the competence of the candidates rather than where they come from. Excerpts:
What do you make of the reported choice of General Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the CPC in the last election, to mediate in the Boko Haram/Federal Government talks?
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