Former secretary General of the commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, on
Thursday took a swipe on Nigeria, describing the country as a nation
where corruption has swallowed the collective values of its citizens.
Also, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof.
Chukwuma Soludo, said the creation of additional states, the oil boom
and sharing of federation account are some of the reasons why Nigeria is
collapsing.
The duo spoke on Thursday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka,
Anambra State, during the 2012 annual Faculty conference of the Faculty
of Arts.
The theme of the conference was: “The Humanities and good governance”.
Anyaoku was the chairman of the occasion while Soludo was the guest
speaker with his topic: “Nigeria: towards the creation of incentives and
structures for good governance.”
Also at the ceremony was the representative of the Anambra State
Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, in the person of Prof. Stella Okunna and the
National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Chief Victor
Umeh, among others.
Anyaoku said, “At the moment, the entire nation is treated to the
mind-boggling and sickening details that are coming out from the fuel
subsidy probe and the police pension scam.”
“Misappropriation of public funds used to be described in millions, now it is reported in billions and even trillions”.
“Corruption has so seriously eaten deep into the fabric of our
society that it has virtually swallowed up our collective values. There
is hardly any sector of our national life that has been spared this
affliction, including even the family that was until recently, the last
line of defence and hope.”
“We read in newspapers that some parents acquiesce in, and often
support examination malpractices by their children or wards; and this is
not to talk about many of our communities that approbate and festoon
very rich individuals, including public servants, with dubious sources
of enrichment, “ the former Commonwealth scribe added.
Culled: The Nation
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