Posted by Amarachi on Mon 09th Dec, 2024 - tori.ng
Obasanjo argued that the fight against corruption must start with leadership for it to succeed.
Olusegun Obasanjo
Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the fight against corruption in the country must be consistent to achieve success.
Obasanjo argued that the fight against corruption must start with leadership for it to succeed.
The former president stated this on Sunday night during an interactive session on Zoom tagged “Boiling Point Arena.”
He lamented that corruption has eaten deep into the fabric of Nigerian society.
Obasanjo lashed out at those in government for “creating poverty” in the country.
He said “Corruption is very hydra-headed and eats deep. I think it was the Sultan of Sokoto, the father of the present Sultan, who said corruption is like a babanriga, if you are folding it on one side, it’s falling apart on the other side. When you carry it on both sides, you cannot hold your hands up and as soon as you put your hands down, it’s falling apart. And that’s corruption.
“It’s not a one-day affair. It’s not a one-regime affair. It’s not even a two-regime affair. It has to be consistent. It has to be continual. It has to be a daily affair. Once one regime is let off, it spreads.”
Speaking on leadership, he said self-made leaders or those enthroned by Satan are bound to fail.
He insisted that only God makes a leader and whoever he enthrones will succeed.