President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has called for the
inclusion of anti-corruption course in schools’ curricula to reduce the menace
of corruption in the country.
Special Adviser (Media) to President of the Senate, Mr Ola
Awoniyi, quoted Lawan in a statement as making the call while declaring open
the third Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), National Capacity
Building Workshop for Justices and Judges.
According to the statement, the workshop was organised in
collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) held in Abuja on
Tuesday.
The Senate President advocated for a review of the basic
school curricula to include the teaching of anti-corruption tenets.
“I believe that we should look at our civic education. We
shouldn’t wait until people commit corruption before we start chasing them.
“We should start educating our children in schools, basic
education secondary level and even tertiary level, on the ills of corruption in
any society.”
Lawan also said that the National Assembly would provide the
necessary support to the anti-corruption agencies in the fight against
corruption.
The EFCC and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related
Offences Commission (ICPC) are the leading government agencies in
anti-corruption war.
According to him, the 9th Senate and indeed the National
Assembly will support the anti-corruption agencies to the best of its ability,
to enable us eradicate the malaise.
“What we face today in the area of corruption requires that
all hands must be on deck to fight it. And we are determined to work with other
arms of government to fight it.
“It is a fight that should be fought by all and we are ready
to initiate moves that will help in ensuring we succeed in the fight.
“We are also continuously prepared to support agencies like
the EFCC and professionals like the Justices and Judges always,” he said.
The president of the senate noted that corruption had eaten
deep into the very fabric of the society and had literarily became endemic.
He acknowledged that the government of President Muhammadu
Buhari had done a lot in the last couple of years in fighting corruption but
added that the fight had surely not been an easy one.
“Dealing with corruption is surely a task we must undertake
very well. The consistency of the EFCC on its mandate is quite commendable.
“The best we can continue to do in our circumstance is to
encourage anti-corruption agencies like the EFCC and the ICPC to discharge
their mandate very well.
“The police are also inclusive because of their statutory
responsibility of enforcing law and order, by preventing and detecting crime,”
Lawan said.
He said the Justices and Judges need all the ethical, moral
and institutional support to be exemplary in the discharge of their duties.
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The teaching of anti-corruption is not needed in Nigeria schools. Nigeria children learn about corruption through the corrupt behaviour of Nigeria leaders. The Nigeria Senate should support the anti-corruption agencies to tackle corruption in the country. Adults in Nigeria are the masterminds of corruption, not children. Therefore, the Nigeria Senate should channel resources to the correct agencies to deal with the issue of corruption.
ReplyDeletePls get opinion pool and make it a law quickly,this is the fundamentals,we can run the corricullum perfectly in Nigeria,its more of history and psychology
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