Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has insisted that Nigeria’s battle towards corruption can solely be efficient and profitable if it begins with accountability amongst high authorities officers.
The previous president argued that tackling corruption on the highest ranges of management would set an instance for others and exhibit the federal government’s dedication to transparency and integrity.
Obasanjo spoke on Sunday evening throughout an interactive session on Zoom tagged “Boiling Level Area.”
The dialog which was aired by some personal radio stations in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, focussed on Obasanjo’s legacies in authorities and his evaluation of as we speak’s Nigeria.
Obasanjo described corruption as hydra-headed and one which has eaten deep into the material of Nigerian society, emphasising that the battle towards corruption should begin with management for it to succeed.
“The easiest way of combating corruption is ranging from the pinnacle, that’s the place corruption needs to be fought from,” Obasanjo mentioned.
The previous President additionally submitted that the battle towards corruption should be a constant and every day affair to nip it within the bud.
He added, “Corruption could be very hydra-headed and eats deep. I believe it was the Sultan of Sokoto, the daddy of the current Sultan, who mentioned corruption is sort of a ‘babariga’; in case you are folding it on one facet, it’s falling aside on the opposite facet. Whenever you carry it on either side, you can not maintain your palms up and as quickly as you set your palms down, it’s falling aside. And that’s corruption.
“It’s not a one-day affair. It’s not a one-regime affair. It’s not even a two-regime affair. It needs to be constant. It needs to be continuous. It needs to be a every day affair. As soon as one regime is let off, it spreads.”
He known as for a change within the recruitment and appointment of leaders into public workplaces, insisting that political appointments should be made on advantage relatively than political or tribal foundation.
Talking on management, he mentioned self-made leaders or these enthroned by Devil are certain to fail.
He insisted that solely God makes a pacesetter, and whoever he enthroned would succeed.
“So I’ll say most leaders are ready by God and so they put in place by God and when that occurs the probabilities of success are larger than once you make your self a pacesetter which might not be the act of God.
“And once more individuals saying all leaders are made by God, I don’t settle for that. A frontrunner can be made by Devil. Within the case of Job, you possibly can bear in mind Devil was going up and down and went earlier than God and God was commending Job however Devil mentioned Job was upright to God as a result of he has gotten from God.
“We should settle for that Devil is actual and he has energy, he has no salvation however he has energy and the facility of Devil should not be underrated,” Obasanjo acknowledged.