The
publisher, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has said that President
Muhammadu Buhari got sick when he saw how much had been looted from
Nigeria and that there is no more corruption in Nigeria because there is
nothing else to steal. Omoyele Sowore Sowore in his presentation at the
Tracking Faulty Towers workshop which held at the University of Kent,
London according to thecalbeng report said: “There is no corruption in
Nigeria anymore because there is nothing else to steal and loot,” he
said.
“When Buhari saw how much has been looted, he became sick…
We are happy that Nigeria is no longer among the ten top countries in
the world.” “Western countries accepting Nigeria and other countries
stolen money should be the ones tagged corrupt,” he said. “In my
village, the custodian of stolen things is seen as the main criminal…
People cannot steal in western countries because where to keep the
stolen money is a challenge. “The Western world made their system very
difficult to steal and loot money.”
He also commended Buhari for
putting in place strict measures to check corruption. “Transferring
money from abroad to Nigeria has a limit and the charges are high but in
Nigeria, we don’t have such until Buhari came into power,” he said. “We
have the duty to challenge our leaders and the primitive accumulation
of wealth Nigeria. “We need a serious re-orientation programme for the
youth on the belief of quick wealth accumulation through corruption and
crime. We need to let them know that the only way is through honest
means and hard work.” Also the executive secretary of the presidential
advisory committee against corruption (PACAC), Bolaji Owanasoye admitted
that Nigeria is improving in its fight against “the infamous tag”.
“I
am very happy to read recently that Nigeria is not among the top ten
corrupt countries in the world,” Owanasoye said. “That is an improvement
that shows something is being done right to fight corruption and crime
in the country.” “Nigeria whistleblowing policy is celebrated because of
reward attached to it but if revoked tomorrow, citizens should still be
devoted to report corruption and crimes,” he said. “A pervasive and
endemic culture of silence which allows corruption and sin to thrive is
one of the challenges the Nigeria whistle blower policy face. “The
culture of acquiescence which makes corruption appear legitimate is also
a challenge we have in Nigeria.
“Nigerians have both moral and
legal duties to report crime and corruption as it enhances rule of law
and peace of security of society. “The inability to improve rule of law
and governance in a weak state reinforces underdevelopment and
vice-versa. “When a state demonstrates the political will to hold
wrongdoers accountable and creates a dependable disclosure frame work
the citizens will see it as a duty to report crime and corruption
without fear or prejudice.”
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