Laolu Akande, a former presidential aide says corruption in the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has become very corrosive. The president has to draw ‘a line’ now, instead of showing ‘lackadaisical attitude to the problem, he asserted.
Akande, the former spokesman for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the remark on Thursday on Channels Television programme Morning Show.
According to him, official graft has continued to eat deep into the fabrics of the Nigerian society while the administration is looking the other way.
He said corruption must be tacked head-on if the country was to make any progress.
He spoke amidst reports that President Tinubu was chosen among world’s most corrupt leaders by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.
According to the newspaper, the organisers of the infamous award which coordinates a network of investigative journalists and activists around the world, said the Nigerian leader came third behind Kenya President, William Ruto and former Indonesian President Joko Widodo after an election was conducted.
While Kenyan president William Ruto scored the most votes, Mr Tinubu was listed as number three, following former Indonesian president Joko Widodo.
Organisers nonetheless awarded the main Person of the Year label to Bashar al-Assad, the recently ousted leader of Syria, who fled to Russia earlier this month after spending decades plundering the Middle-Eastern country.
“The judges acknowledge the importance of public interest and outrage at corruption,” the newspaper quoted the organisers to have said.
The Nigerian leader claimed the third position after a poll called for citizens worldwide to nominate individuals worthy of taking the spotlight for their roles in advancing criminal activities while aggravating poverty, Peoples Gazette reported.
