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born 1957 Nigeria
Joshua Chibi Dariye (born 27 July 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the senator representing the Plateau Central senatorial district from 2011 to 2019. He previously served as the governor of Plateau State from 1999 to 2006 when he was impeached.
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With collective will and the resolve of every Nigerian, corruption will be ended in this country.
I accepted the pardon in good faith because it is part of the constitutional process.
I still believe that justice will prevail.
I think the problem is that some strange elements had infiltrated the camps of the Fulani.
The pardon does not mean that I admitted guilt.
When values are lost, corruption thrives.
I am a chartered accountant and I wouldn't have been that foolish.
The family, the church, the mosque, the traditional institution and government all have roles to play.
Corruption cannot be fought in isolation. Everybody has to be involved.
If anybody comes newly into a community, there should be a proper documentation on him so that they will co-exist with the people they meet on the ground peacefully.
My issue was political in the sense that the same charge was taken to Kaduna High Court, Justice Liman dismissed that case.
I will be glad if journalists could carry out a thorough investigation into the crisis in the council area and publish what is actually happening based on their findings.
Dariye and Nyame were jailed. Has it ended corruption? Like I told My Lordship, you can jail me for 200 years, if that will end corruption, I will say glory be to God.
Two wrongs do not make a right. We must work for a ceasefire; the killings must stop. We are all Nigerians irrespective of our religion.
We cannot continue to rely on rumours.
But because it was politically motivated, the other vehicle of prosecution – EFCC – became the only veritable tool. I don't think there was any sense of justice but I leave the rest to God. Time will tell.
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