President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday told the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria that the war against corruption is a battle for the soul and substance of Nigeria.
This was conveyed in a good will message he sent to the meeting of the CBCN holding at Igwuruta, near Portharcourt, Rivers State. He was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
President Buhari said that corruption has become so entrenched that it now constitutes a parallel system. He cited corruption as the reason for bad policies and brazen theft of public resources.
“Corruption in our country is so endemic that it constitutes a parallel system. It is the primary reason for poor policy choices, waste and of course bare- faced theft of public resources.“Our fight against corruption is not just a moral battle for virtue and righteousness in our land, it is a fight for the soul and substance of our nation.”
Buhari went on to attribute such national problems as unemployment, infant and maternal mortality and deaths from preventable diseases to the corruption and greed of a privileged few.
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