Corruption: Akinola Tasks Nigerians

Abeokuta - Most Rev. Peter Akinola, the former Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), has stressed the need for Nigerians to eschew corruption to ensure a better future for the country.
The cleric said this in Abeokuta at a media round table on “Breaking the Corruption Jinx in Nigeria.”
Reports say that the programme was the concluding part of the ‘Wake-Up-Call’ series of discussions organised by the Peter Akinola Foundation.
“If there must be hope of a better country, Nigerians must break the corruption jinx,” he said.
The former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) noted that from the beginning of Nigeria’s tortuous journey to Nationhood, corruption had been “an accompanying baggage.’’
“For Nigeria, endemic corruption constitutes a huge challenge and remains the biggest obstacle to her development.
“Its overall harmful effect is the reason why Nigeria, a country that is so endowed, has become a crawling beggar- Nation with millions of poor, miserable and unhappy citizens,” he said.
Akinola said that urgent measures must be taken to strengthen the fight against corruption in order to ensure a bright future for the Nation.
He said that an honest, relentless and redemptive war on corruption was necessary for the country to have a new lease of life.
The cleric also stressed the need for strong political will as well as a courageous and sincere leadership to confront the endemic and systemic nature of corruption in Nigeria.

Source: Babsol Newspaper