Tope Fasua, special adviser to
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on economic matters, says the country cannot
afford to be fixated on those who have looted without thinking of growing the
economy.
Fasua spoke on Thursday in Abuja
at a colloquium and presentation of five of his books to commemorate his 52nd birthday.
Speaking on one of the books
entitled "CRUSHED", the presidential aide said citizens should look
at the fight against corruption differently.
He said China should be looked at as a case study on how it emerged as a world economic power.
"I try to cut through what
will work and what will not work. CRUSHED is an acronym. C stands for - I said
we should look at this anti-corruption thing differently," he said.
"Of course we should ban
corruption but we cannot be fixated on who stole what without growing the
economy.
"C also stands for China, so
we should look at the Chinese strategy. How were they able to emerge [as a
world power]? C also stands for courage. They say without courage, other
virtues lose their meaning.
"R stands for that we have
to be realistic and reasonable. U stands for unity. S stands for strategy.
Without unity when some people are pushing and some are pulling, we might not
go so far. H stands for humility, it stands for history and hard work.
"E stands for education, to
look at it (economy) in a different way. With education that is productive, not
just having certificates and D stands for democracy."
Fasua said though democracy is
expensive, it could be tweaked to work effectively for Nigeria.
Some of the other books authored
by him are "What They Won't Teach You About the Nigerian Economy",
"You Better Tell Your Own Side of The Story" and "A World War By
Another Means: COVID-19" among others.
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