Corruption is killing Nigeria, says Ganduje

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Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state, has said that corruption is the main factor that is killing Nigeria’s progress as a nation.

Ganduje stated this at the Inauguration of eight-member Anti-corruption strategy steering committee by the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC), held at the commission’s headquarters on Thursday.

Ganduje, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Usman Alhaji Usman, said Nigeria cannot develop or progress with the current level of corruption in the country.

“The nation will not move forward if the present corruption level continues like this.

“Believe me, we don’t need to say that corruption in this country is killing all of us. The truth of the matter is that we will never develop or progress with this level of corruption in this country. We can not go on,” Ganduje said.

According to him, the state under his administration, had held bull by the horns in the fight against corruption by strengthening the PCACC, adding that the commission is doing its job without interference.

He said that his government had accorded all necessary support to the PCACC in the fight against graft as no sacred lamb in the fight against corruption in the state as two of his commissioners lost their seats after they were found wanting.

The governor expressed delight with the setting up of the committee, describing it as one of the most important committees set up in the anti-corruption crusade in the state.

In his remarks, Chairman of the PCACC, Muhuyi Rimingado,
said the reason behind setting up the committee was to reduce corruption through heightened accountability, transparency and observance of rule of law.

Rimingado, who is also the chairman of the steering committee, noted that the committee would checkmate the excesses of corrupt practices in a modern way in the state.

“The strategy was also designed to intervene at the legal policy, strategic and institutional levels, the private sector and the society in general.

“This is to prevent and combat corruption as well as to engage the public more actively in the process.

The committee comprised of the Chairman PCACC, as chairman, Attorney General/Commissioner of Justice, Commissioner of Finance and Chairman House Committee on Assembly.

Others include, Commissioner Budget and Planning, Head of Service of the State Government, Commissioner Ministry for Local Government and representatives from the Office of the SSG, not below the rank of Permanent Secretary.

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