The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed Nigerian workers and
the Civil Society for standing up firmly against corruption, calling
their open demonstration of support for the Federal Government’s battle
against corruption a major boost to the anti-graft fight.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by its National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Nigerian workers’
unambiguous stand against corruption is also a clear repudiation of all
those who have attempted to politicize the battle either by insinuating
selectivity or saying the government should face governance instead of
dwelling on the fight against corruption.
‘’Thursday’s nationwide demonstrations by Nigerian workers and the
Civil Society in support of the anti-corruption battle is the clearest
indication yet that corruption is now seen for what it is, a vice to be
condemned and punished rather than something to be venerated and
celebrated. The growing intolerance for corruption among Nigerians is
also a clear example of what a nation can achieve under a committed,
sincere, purposeful and focused leadership,’’ it said
APC said the delivery of good governance is seriously hampered by
corruption, hence the cankerworm of corruption that has eaten deep into
the fabric of the Nigerian society is the main reason why millions of
unemployed youths cannot get jobs, why hospitals lack necessary
equipment and medicines, why infrastructural deficit is worsening and
why social services are almost non-existent, just to mention a few.
‘’A huge chunk of the billions of Naira which are budgeted annually
for all sectors of the economy end up in private pockets. Little wonder
then that the economy has been in the doldrums over the years, despite
the trillions of Naira earned by the country from crude oil sales alone.
‘’It is therefore baffling that some people, for whatever reasons,
have decided to engage in sophistry in their attempt to distract the
government from combating graft. Thursday’s nationwide anti-graft rally
by Nigerian workers and the Civil Society has shown that Nigerians are
not buying such fallacy,’’ the party said.
It recalled the promise made by President Muhammadu Buhari in his
inaugural speech on 29 May 2015, that his administration would tackle
head on the serious challenges facing the country, including insecurity
and pervasive corruption, and appealed to all Nigerians to continue to
give their unalloyed support to the administration in its determination
to surmount the challenges.
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