Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has again reiterated the damage done by corruption to developing countries and to the children and future of Africa.
According to Channels TV, Obasanjo made the statement at a public lecture to mark the 14th anniversary of the Dorcas Oke Hope Alive Foundation, had the theme ‘Corruption and the challenges of the African child’.
The former president stated that "Corruption remains our greatest socio-economic challenge and it is destroying us" and then quoted Proverbs Chapter 20 vs 4:
‘A just king gives stability to his nation. But one who demands bribes destroys it’.
He warned that if the security agencies are not strengthened and aligned with anti-graft policies through active collaboration of the judiciary, the effort to fight corruption would not lead to significant results.
According to Channels TV, Obasanjo made the statement at a public lecture to mark the 14th anniversary of the Dorcas Oke Hope Alive Foundation, had the theme ‘Corruption and the challenges of the African child’.
The former president stated that "Corruption remains our greatest socio-economic challenge and it is destroying us" and then quoted Proverbs Chapter 20 vs 4:
‘A just king gives stability to his nation. But one who demands bribes destroys it’.
He warned that if the security agencies are not strengthened and aligned with anti-graft policies through active collaboration of the judiciary, the effort to fight corruption would not lead to significant results.
