A United States-based non-political and non-racial organisation, African Peoples Economic Development Agency, has advised the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to warn state governors against corruption.
President of APEDA, Chief Bethel Efekoro, said Buhari’s promise to fight corruption could only be achieved if state governors towed the same line.
He said Buhari could learn from the Indian and Mexican experiences, where elected officials were strongly cautioned against corrupt practices in order to develop their economies.
The Nigerian-American citizen also advised Buhari to study the policies adopted by the US President, Barrack Obama, in reforming the economy.
Efekoro said, in a statement issued on Saturday and made available to our correspondent, that the President-elect’s urge to fight corruption would bring the country on track in the committee of nations.
He said specifically that the leadership of Mexico and India took it upon themselves to fight corrupt practices.
He said, “The President of Mexico , Pena Nieto; and the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, both from countries that were brought down to the lowest level of poverty and hopelessness through corruption, had fought corruption by prosecuting those culpable. Some were killed in the course of justice while others were sent to prison to pay the price.
“The President of Mexico had warned his governors and elected officials against corruption, and this is what I think Buhari should do in the case of Nigeria. The Prime Minister of India has made progress towards strong economic development in India and this could happen in Nigeria too.”
Efekoro lamented that Nigeria had over the years been rated high in the aspect of corruption, warning that Buhari’s administration should try as much as it can to change that trend.
“The strongest area where Nigeria has been rated highest in the whole world is corruption. And I hope your government would never invest on that. You must change the trend,” he said.
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