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Buhari seeks stronger collaboration to end corruption

For Nigeria to successfully win the war against corruption, all sectors must collaborate better in a bid to end the menace that has hindered the country from making progress and becoming a greater nation that would be the envy of Africa and the world.

President Muhammadu Buhari made the assertion yesterday while restating his administration’s commitment to end corruption in the country.

He, therefore, sought a stronger collaboration among all tiers of government to tame the menace ravaging the country.

President Buhari spoke in Abuja at the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) second National Summit on Diminishing Corruption and launch of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy to mark the 20th anniversary of its establishment.

The Policy was put together by the ICPC, in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA).

The President also charged Nigerians to join the government in combating the menace and return the country to the values of honesty and integrity.

His words: “As military Head of State, I fought corruption headlong and held public officers who abused their offices or misused public funds to the account.”

I introduced the War Against Indiscipline (WAI), one of whose cardinal objectives was to promote ethical conduct, integrity, and hard work.

“In 1984, I recognised, as I do now that corruption poses a clear danger to Nigeria, so, we cannot relent in efforts to eradicate it in all its ramifications. As I have often reminded Nigerians that if we do not kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria.

“Also in my inaugural speech in 2015, I affirmed my administration’s determination to rebuild and reform the public service to become more effective and serviceable. I charged public servants to apply themselves with integrity to stabilise the system and solicited the cooperation of the legislature to maintain their brief of making laws and carrying out oversight functions.

“We must all join hands together to fight corruption and return to our traditional values of honesty and integrity. I hereby use the opportunity of this summit to launch the National Ethics and Integrity Policy as a fresh roadmap to return Nigeria to these critical national values.”

President Buhari, who underscored the significance of setting up the ICPC, further canvassed a reform of the country’s judiciary system so as add fillip to the fight against corruption.

Speaking to State House correspondents, President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, argued that when prosecution of indicted corrupt persons lingered too long, indicated that something was wrong and tacit support for graft.

He pointed out a judiciary that works to ensure that corruption cases were treated with dispatch would help in the fight against corruption.

Responding, Chief Justice of the Federation, Mohammed Tanko, stressed that the judiciary was ready to contribute its quota in the fight against corruption.

infohenry:
No matter who the president is, corruption will continue to thrive in Nigeria because we are all thieves and until Nigerians decide to stop stealing nothing any president will do. Is president a computer program that will monitor every adult in Nigeria in position of trust.

MarrisManah:
You don't know how corruption works. If the head is upright, them no born you well to thief.... Buhari has a lot to do... More than ordinary Nigerins.

EMMY76:
You are absolutely right if buhari is truly mr intergrity as being portrayed by his zombie supporters there's no way his ministers will be looting openly without any fears. How can one of his minister come boldly to be telling nigerians that she is feeding school children that are with their parents at home during the lockdown with #1b daily?

maasoap:
Because his ministers fell from heaven? We have pastors and imams whose children became armed robbers and yahoo boys.
Even if they are caught as it happened now, do we even have strict penalty like death sentence for mega looting? My friend, it's no longer about whether Buhari has integrity or not, it's about what we have become individually and as a nation.

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Reading.....

Eriggs:
make u siddon for house , make u no enter street find work do. dey house dey press fone. na hunger go tell ur belle las las. na only u hunger dey catch for dis world abi? lazy youth

Okoroawusa:
Kids won't know that, would they?

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Eriggs:
make u siddon for house , make u no enter street find work do. dey house dey press fone. na hunger go tell ur belle las las. na only u hunger dey catch for dis world abi? lazy youth

Okoroawusa:
Kids won't know that, would they?

I Love PMB

Mascot57:
you never hear say person enter street and no work to do

Eriggs:
den enter d second street. keep moving. no excuse for failure and hunger