In order to eradicate corruption in the nation and achieve
effective leadership, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said the fight
must first begin from the leaders.
Obasanjo added that the fight must also be consistent and
continual to achieve its purpose.
He spoke on Sunday night during an interactive session on
Zoom tagged “Boiling Point Arena.”
The discussion, which was broadcast by some private radio
stations in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, centred on Obasanjo’s
political legacies and his evaluation of modern-day Nigeria.
While characterizing corruption as a pervasive problem that
has engulfed Nigerian society, Obasanjo accused those in power of being at
fault.
He said, “Corruption is very hydra-headed and eats deep. I
think it was the Sultan of Sokoto, the father of the present Sultan who said
corruption is like a babariga, if you are folding it one one side, it’s falling
apart on the other side.
“When you carry it on both sides, you cannot hold your hands
up and as soon as you put your hands down, it’s falling apart. 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 has to be consistent. it has to be
continual. It has to be a daily affair. Once one regime is let off, it
spreads,” he stated.
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