“BH Kills Thousands While Corruption Kills Millions”

Over the years, newspaper headlines compete for stories on top government officials enmeshed in scams that involve millions and billions but despite the huge uproar, campaigns
and deeper highlight on corruption by various organizations, little has been done to curtail the flow of corruption.

As a result of the wide spread of corruption, Nigeria has now become a shameful centre for different kinds of corruption parasites.

In this vein, an Abuja-based non-governmental organization, Voice of the Voiceless has proffered a possible solution for the incoming government, to expunge corruption, a major cause of poverty in Nigeria.

The Voice of the Voiceless has advocated that the incoming federal government should attach death penalty as capital punishment for corruption in Nigeria, Leadership reports.

The group revealed this while speaking to journalists during a march against corruption yesterday in Abuja.

According to the group’s president, Comrade Oliver Ezeama, the campaign advocating for death penalty for corruption was embarked on because it is destroying the nation speedily.

Comrade Ezeama said the group wants corruption to be killed from its root instead of just being managed.

In his words, “Look at other African countries progressing; countries that Nigeria started with; they are far ahead of us and we are still behind. All these countries that are far ahead of us do not have oil or natural resources as much as we do but they
are all progressing.

“These countries were able to catch up and overtake Nigeria because they embraced transparency; integrity and dignity while we have remained underdeveloped by corruption, with citizens living in penury and from hand to mouth. It is high time we
see corruption as a very serious issue in this country; the menace is more serious than Boko Haram.”

“The nation has channelled a lot of energy into tackling or security challenge while corruption is killing the very essence of our nationhood. Boko Haram kills thousands while corruption kills millions every day.

“Corruption is worse than HIV and even Ebola that is why we must develop anti-corruption policies as countries like China that stabilised their economy because of their strict action against corruption.

That is why we are pushing for nothing less than death penalty because Nigerians are not scared of imprisonment, no matter the length of prison time meted out to them.”

Corruption is the biggest among the challenges in Nigeria. It is clear to every citizen of Nigeria that the level of corruption in the country is high. Corruption in the country is found in all the entire sectors of the country. Be it a small or big sector, there is every
possibility of observing corrupt practices when critically examined.

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