Opinion: Of Hypocrisy and Obasanjo’s ‘Condolence’ Letter, By Femi Falana
…Obasanjo has not abused the African culture by attacking the late Senator Buruji Kashamu for allegedly manipulating the law to escape justice at home and abroad. However, it is the hypocrisy of his message that should be criticised, because it is against the African culture to aid and abet a criminal suspect in his life time only to turn round to attack him in his grave.
Therefore, Chief Obasanjo has not abused the African culture by attacking the late Senator Buruji Kashamu for allegedly manipulating the law to escape justice at home and abroad. However, it is the hypocrisy of his message that should be criticised, because it is against the African culture to aid and abet a criminal suspect in his life time only to turn round to attack him in his grave.
The national leadership of the party acknowledged Kashamu’s immense financial contributions to the PDP.
In 2015, due to renewed pressure from the government of the United States, the Federal Government filed proceedings at the Federal High Court for Kashamu’s extradition for trial in the United States. But the Federal High Court dismissed the extradition proceedings based on the clean bill of health which the NDLEA had given Kashamu in 2003. Dissatisfied with the judgment of the Federal High Court, the Federal Government appealed to the Court of Appeal.
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