Human right advocate, Barr. Anthony Agbasiere has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to beam its searchlight on banks and individuals selling and stealing naira and stop dissipating its energy on those spraying naira.
The call came on the heels of the recent arrest of controversial cross-dresser Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky, who is currently serving a six-month jail terms without option of fine for abusing the Nigerian currency.
Agbasiere who spoke in Awka during the birthday celebration of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Pool King Estate Nigeria, Hon. Gabriel Chukwunwendu stressed that nothing was wrong in spraying money, especially when one is in a happy mood.
The right activist, who is also a Knight of Saint John International said that people spray money as show of appreciation to a celebrant or someone doing something good.
He said, “For me, I do not see anything wrong with what Bobrisky did. Currency is being sprayed across the globe, even in the United State of America, people also spray dollar there without any arrest let alone arraignment. The US dollar has more value than naira. So, the government should pursue substance and leave shadow.
“I do not blame EFCC entirely for discharging their statutory duty rather I blame the National Assembly whose job it is to make laws for good governance, law and order in the country.
“The lawmakers are there spending much time over unnecessary things. This is a misplacement of priority. The lawmakers should focus more on things that will move the country forward.
“I have been advocating and I challenged the members of the National Assembly, if they claim they are patriotic, let them make election rigging and embezzlement of public fund capital offence (death sentence), which I strongly believe that with these two laws, Nigeria will be better for all of us.”
