Former presidential spokesperson Laolu Akande has stated Nigeria wants brave leaders to confront and punish corrupt parts within the nation.
Akande acknowledged this throughout a 'My Take' section of a program aired on Channels Tv on Friday.
He stated: “At the moment's challenges, the widespread hardship within the nation and the looming uncertainties require brave management on the high. Our leaders have to be brave sufficient to fireside appointed officers who don’t meet their Key Efficiency Indicators.
“We’ve got seen on this nation how lack of penalties and impunity have created new issues and made outdated ones worse. There have been claims of conspiracy of corruption in sure companies. Our leaders shouldn’t be shy about conducting thorough investigations, discovering what is going on, and punishing these answerable for the corruption and collusion when discovered.
“How is it doable that greater than half of the oil collected in Nigeria, for instance, is stolen and nobody has been arrested or punished for years? A president, a governor, an elected senator, or a member of the Meeting serves no objective in the long term if she or he fails to make use of the stick towards those that management our Commonwealth.
“Our leaders have to be brave sufficient, sincere and forthright to attract a line within the sand on the difficulty of corruption. It requires braveness. Corruption is corrosive. A former president stated if we don't kill it, it is going to kill us.”
The previous presidential aide additional acknowledged that President Bola Tinubu carries a heavier burden than the previous President, Muhammadu Buhari.
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