December 10, 2015 at 1:12 am

By Michael Eboh

ABUJA — The Federal  Government, yesterday, called for increased participation by all Nigerians in the fight against corruption, stating that the prevalent culture of silence is hampering the fight against the vice and also destroying the Nigerian economy.
Speaking at a seminar marking the International Anti-Corruption Day in Abuja, organized by the Inter-Agency Task Team, comprising anti-corruption agencies, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated that for the country to win the fight against corruption, citizens must be in agreement with the government that enough is enough.
Osinbajo, who was represented by Mr. Sadiq Radda, a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, explained that the culture of silence was not only destructive but also contradictory.
He said: “On the one hand, citizens expect government to fight corruption but on the other hand, the people are reluctant to fully identify with and totally support government agenda and anti-corruption measures by sharing information to assist law enforcement agencies.
“Breaking the chain of corruption includes the urgent need to break the chain of silence that enables corruption thrive undeterred under the noses of public servants charged with statutory powers to oversee the nation’s wealth.”
Speaking in the same vein, Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Mr. Ogbonnaya Orji, promised that the organization would strive to eliminate all forms of corrupt practices in the determination of payments and receipts of revenues by companies to government.
Orji, who was represented by Mrs. Obiageli Onuorah, Acting Director of Communications, NEITI, however, called on the Federal Government to check the incessant smuggling of solid minerals products out of the country.

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