President Muhammadu Buhari cannot fight corruption effecively when
the majority of the citizens are not ready to fight corruption.
Corruption is not a vice that affects only the President, it affects all
of us. It is not the duty of the Police or the EFCC to combat alone.
Everyday, we see people who live with us and around us whom we probably
know the kind of work they do and have an idea of how much they earn.
But we see them living far above their means; everyday we see our public
office holders living flamboyant lives and showing off at every
opportunity and we do nothing except sing their their praise, saying how
smart they are while expecting a dagger to come from above and strike
them. We should ask ourselves: what are we really looking for? Buhari is
not a spirit or super-human, the little he can do he will do, but the
bulk of it all lies with the masses.
It is in our hands to ensure that corruption is wiped out completely because Buhari only has four years as President, unless he chooses to run for another term and wins. In which case, he will be President, at the most,for eight years, which is not enough for an individual to wipe out corruption even if he was a magician. But when we all join forces to give him all the necessary support, I believe we can eradicate corruption for good. When people in various establishments can speak up against their superiors who they know their integrity has been compromised, when we ensure that our women are not used as sex objects/slaves in the hands of public office holders and politians, when we begin to speak out against all the injustices going on around us everyday and not looking the other way and acting as though it doesn’t concern us at all…then and only then, can we be heading the right direction towards eliminating corruption entirely. But as long as we continue to turn a blind eye to our politicians living irresponsible lives like entertainment stars, gangsters or even mafias, we are not only destroying our beloved country Nigeria, we are equally mortgaging the future of our children and our grand children for generations to come and then we will all be to blame and not President Buhari. He will do his best not to fail Nigerians, but l fear that Nigerians will, on their part, not live up to responsibility by doing their part in all of this.
So if we are really sincere and ready to walk the path that will take this country to greatness and stamp out corruption for good, we shouldn’t hesitate to question any public officer holder that is found wanting in whichever way.
Lastly, l would like to add that there is strength in numbers and if we will come together to condemn all that is wrong around us then we will be heading in the right direction for once. President alone cannot fight corruption.
Idris Usman, a grass-roots politician, good governance crusader and leadership mentor, wrote in from Kaduna
It is in our hands to ensure that corruption is wiped out completely because Buhari only has four years as President, unless he chooses to run for another term and wins. In which case, he will be President, at the most,for eight years, which is not enough for an individual to wipe out corruption even if he was a magician. But when we all join forces to give him all the necessary support, I believe we can eradicate corruption for good. When people in various establishments can speak up against their superiors who they know their integrity has been compromised, when we ensure that our women are not used as sex objects/slaves in the hands of public office holders and politians, when we begin to speak out against all the injustices going on around us everyday and not looking the other way and acting as though it doesn’t concern us at all…then and only then, can we be heading the right direction towards eliminating corruption entirely. But as long as we continue to turn a blind eye to our politicians living irresponsible lives like entertainment stars, gangsters or even mafias, we are not only destroying our beloved country Nigeria, we are equally mortgaging the future of our children and our grand children for generations to come and then we will all be to blame and not President Buhari. He will do his best not to fail Nigerians, but l fear that Nigerians will, on their part, not live up to responsibility by doing their part in all of this.
So if we are really sincere and ready to walk the path that will take this country to greatness and stamp out corruption for good, we shouldn’t hesitate to question any public officer holder that is found wanting in whichever way.
Lastly, l would like to add that there is strength in numbers and if we will come together to condemn all that is wrong around us then we will be heading in the right direction for once. President alone cannot fight corruption.
Idris Usman, a grass-roots politician, good governance crusader and leadership mentor, wrote in from Kaduna
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