Clerics commend FG’s fight against corruption, insecurity
Pastor Glory Akhimie, a Pastor at the Winners Chapel in Lagos, said that the fight against corruption was a fight in the right direction.
President Muhammadu Buhari
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Pastor Glory Akhimie, a Pastor at the Winners Chapel in Lagos, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fight against corruption was a fight in the right direction.
“The present administration is fighting corruption, they are fighting insurgency and they have ensured that there is peace and security of lives in the nation, they have done very well.’’
He, however, urged the Federal Government to improve on human capacity toward good governance.
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“If you say you are fighting corruption, there are things to put in place, there are principal problems and also peripheral problems; you cannot fight corruption when the people are hungry."
“For you to able solve the peripheral problems, you have to first solve the principal problems, which is poverty."
“When a man is sure of his three square meal and good shelter, he cannot think of embezzlement,’’ he said.
The Chief Executive Officer of Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation, Imam Abdullahi Shuaib also commended the Federal Government’s effort in the fight against corruption, saying it was a major factor hindering development.
“It is a welcome development, especially in war against corruption, which has been primarily the major factor hindering our speedy transition from a primordial democratic dispensation to a liberal democratic dispensation."
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“Nigerian democracy is still growing gradually but it has not actually gotten to a stage where you can say that our democratic experience has become automated and sustainable."
“There are still many rooms for improvement, if you look at where we are coming from, since 1999 till date, we have transited from one civilian government to another, that’s a plus for Nigeria."
“Even though in the process of transition we encountered many electoral frauds and electoral malpractices, be that as it may be, we still have to commend Nigerians and all stakeholders,’’ Shuaib said.
The Director of Social Communication, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Monsignor Gabriel Osu, urged Nigerians to exercise patience and pray so that true democracy would be attained.
“We are still in the process to perfect democracy, we need patience, we need prayers, and we need good will."
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“So it’s a process that we are in and we pray and hope that at the end of it all we will see Nigeria of our dream,’’ he said.
Imam Luqman AbdurRaheem, the Amir of the Muslim Congress (TMC) urged the three arms of government to imbibe the principal of sustainability, accountability and transparency.
“We must ensure that the three arms of government follow what I called SAT principles – Sustainability, Accountability and Transparency."
“Most of the projects the executives are putting forward are not sustainable, and those that are sustainable for which we voted money are not accountable."
“You can see our budget, look at 2015, 2016 budget, even the states claim they make budgets but the contents are not implemented to the letter so they are not accountable."
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“Then transparency too, we don’t know what they are doing, they will announce budget but what are the projects for which these funds were used, we don’t know."
“That three principles should guide the three arms of government because they are very important for Nigeria to move forward as a nation,’’ he said.
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