Follow Us on Google
President Bola Tinubu, on his recent visit to Brazil, said there was no more corruption in the country since he took over as president.
In this report, some Nigerians disagreed with the president’s statement, asserting that corruption has continued to permeate every sphere of life across the country.
It’s a laughable assertion – Prof Edward Ogunleye, lecturer; EKSU, Ado-Ekiti
This is laughable. It’s another ‘Balablu’ from the president. I guess not too long from now, one of his media aides will come out to tell us that he was quoted out of context. I wonder what the reaction of the Economic Financial and Crime Commission (EFCC) chairman would be when he heard this. It will take a revolution to tackle the type of systemic corruption that exists in Nigeria.
President was just being positive about Nigeria – Arimiyau Oyesiji, civil servant; Ado Ekiti
Mr President is right to have said that. He has to talk positive about the country he leads. If he said the truth, it means he admitted his inefficiency and incompetence to put things right. You and I know that there is corruption everywhere, ranging from appointments, employments, awards and execution of contracts, nepotism and favouritism, sharing of posts among their political loyalists and associates, embezzlement and election rigging, just to mention a few.
Biggest joke coming from Africa – Ignatius Chukwu, economist; Port Harcourt
The claim is indeed the biggest joke coming out of Africa. The NNPCL boss seemed to have replied him by crying out that he and his seat are under intense threat for stopping between $300 million and $500 million waste through fraud that is going on in the refineries. The NNPCL is facing N210 trillion audit queries for which they have been invited to the National Assembly.
Nigerians are still angry that N21 billion was spent to build another house for the vice president. The federal government has been under fire for spending N39 billion to renovate a conference centre that was originally built with few hundreds of millions of Naira. What else is corruption?
The statement is insensitive – Abraham Dukuma, journalist; Port Harcourt
It is disheartening that President Tinubu, who is currently presiding over the most corrupt, disconnected and insensitive government in Nigeria since independence, could claim that there is no more corruption in our beleaguered country.
That goes a long way to show that there is no hope for economic, social and political emancipation of Nigerians under this manipulative and rudderless administration. If anything, doom is inevitable now that the APC is on steroids with campaign for 2027 elections, which are almost two years away!
Corruption has permeated all fibres of Nigeria – Ada Chima, public servant; Aba
I am yet to believe that President Bola Tinubu made the statement while in Brazil.
However, if he actually did, I don’t know the indices that helped him arrive at the conclusion in a country where corruption has permeated all its fibres, be it in education, health; in fact, no sector is exempted.
Let’s take the education sector for example. Go to the universities and even secondary schools and see how our children are being ripped off to pass exams. It is no longer a hidden fact that if a student does not sort him/herself out from the hands of some shylock lecturers, they will not pass out from the university.
Let’s bring this nearer, there were reports that students had to settle some invigilators before they could write and pass certain exams.
Other News
Corruption is increasing – Chinemerem Okorie, public affairs commentator; Aba
I don’t think President Bola Tinubu said that, he may have been quoted out of context. But if actually he did, that should be the fallacy of the century. When we talk of corruption ending in the country, if not for any other thing, you are saying security personnel at checkpoints no longer collect bribes; you are saying you no longer have to sort out a clerk in an office to look for your file. Which one are we to say and leave the other?
In fact, on the contrary, corruption is now on the increase in the country. Don’t mind whatever war they said they are waging against it; it is on the upscale move. How do we juxtapose this, if the president is saying there’s no more corruption in the country, how is it that some state governors and other political leaders are richer than their states? Corruption is indeed on the increase in the country and anybody saying otherwise is being economical with the truth.
It has been amplified – Comrade Joseph Gbale, activist; Benin
Corruption being defeated in Nigeria is an ironical statement. Corruption has been amplified in Nigeria. In fact, we are in the worst stage of corruption in Nigeria. As a matter of fact, corruption has defeated Nigeria as a country. That’s just the best way I can analyse corruption now.
However, the issue of corruption can only be tackled if we have an effective judiciary. If there are consequences for criminality, people will stop committing crime. Our judiciary has already turned to an arm of the All Progressives Congress and that’s why Nigerians are suffering and that’s why we are in a very pitiable state at this point in time.
He meant corruption dying under FG’s watch – Hendrix Oliomogbe, journalist, Benin
Corruption has not been defeated in Nigeria because there are so many corrupt practices in Nigeria. Corruption is going on at the local governments, at the states, and at the federal level.
Corruption is there, it’s endemic in Nigeria. I believed what the president is trying to say is that, as far as his federal government is concerned that he’s in charge and that anybody who’s corrupt in his government, he does not spare that person and that he’s in charge of his government.
You know, there’s no way he can determine what happens at the state and local government levels because they are not responsible for him, but at the federal government where he is president, he can determine what happens.
Corruption has worsened – Philip Terkase, businessman; Makurdi
To me corruption has worsened since the Tinubu administration came on board because the administration lacks transparency in their dealings and it is public knowledge that following fuel subsidy removal, more money accrues to all tiers of government, particularly to the federal government, but the massive borrowing has not ceased.
Nigerians are still wallowing in penury. What are they doing with the trillions declared monthly by the Federal Allocations Committee (FAC)? To me, corruption has reached its crescendo under the Tinubu administration.
Nigeria is grooming corruption – Timothy Hembaor, Tiv youth scribe; Makurdi
Maybe, I don’t know the definition of corruption, but if I put the issue of nepotism, the issue of carrying money physically and others, I am privileged to see this government as one of the worst governments when it comes to the issue of corruption. The president should try, as he is doing now, to manoeuvre on our own intelligence, when he has taken the states government to Supreme Court over the issue of local government autonomy. The Apex Court granted financial autonomy to councils, and the governors have refused to obey that judgment by refusing to release money to the local governments under your watch and then you are helpless. If you’re not encouraging corruption, you’re grooming corruption. So, I disagree with the president, particularly on the aspect of corruption. I rather say he is building corruption in Nigeria.
His statement contradicts that of EFCC boss – Anthony Sani, ex scribe, ACF; Kaduna
I do not know the perimeters which Mr. President used for his conclusion that his administration has put an end to corruption. This is because his assertions are not in tune with what the chairman of EFCC said recently that many of the appointees by President Bola Tinubu declared non existing assets while filling their Asset Declaration Forms in anticipation of acquisition of assets in the course of governance.
For EFCC, two years are not enough to investigate and indict corrupt officials. Such may explain lack of indictment of public officials under his watch. That does not mean the president has stopped corruption under his watch.
