The participants at the 2023 National Civil Leadership Summit have called on Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to quickly come up with roadmap strategy to fight corruption in the country.
The summit organized by the Nigerian Baptist Convention
described ravaging corruption in the country as pandemic and socio-political
cancer that requires urgent actionable approach to tackle it.
This was disclosed by the participants of the 2023 edition of
the summit held at Bowen University, Iwo. Osun State.
The participants drawn from traditional, political,
religious and academic institutions across the geopolitical zones in Nigeria,
expressed worries over the silence of the present government on how this
administration is ready to fight corruption in the country.
Speaking at the event, the immediate past President, Christian Association of
Nigeria and Nigeria Baptist Convention, Rev. Dr. Olasupo Ayokunle said there is
need to embrace right attitude to public service and shun greed and wrong mindset
which leads to corruption in the society. He noted that poverty and waywardness
are not the same thing.
The retired clergyman maintained that Nigerian system does
not take punishment for the corrupt politicians seriously due to apathy hence reason anti-graft
agencies could not perform up to expectation.
Ayokunle maintained that only God-fearing politicians can
fight corruption successfully.
In his remarks, the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the Bowen
University, Professor Joshua Ogunwole called for improved church participation
and involvement in building a safe nation.
The university don further urged religious organization in
the country to partner with Civil Societies Organizations in raising voices
against bad policies of the government.
He assured that Bowen University will continue to ensure
graduates of the institution are trained to make impact and contribute their
quota to the national development.
He commended the role of CSO's against planned palatives of
8,000 to 12 million families living below poverty.
Professor Ogunwole urged the organizer of the program to
ensure the out-come other summit get to hand of the government for action.
The National Secretary, Christian Association of Nigeria who
represented the CAN President, Prof. Samson Fatokun described corruption as
sociopolitical cancer and called for holistic scrutiny of political office
holders saddles with responsibility of managing the affairs of the nation.
He stated that most of the Nigerian Legislators have
corruption cases hanging in their neck asked how would they make thorough and
actionable legislation against corruption.
He said if our public officers are not free from corruption,
they cannot fight it genuinely.
The National Chairman, Baptist Royal King's Forum and the
Onpetu of Ijeru HRM Oba Oladapo Oyediran said corruption is simply means forcefully
taken of what belong to the masses.
The monarch called for nations institution reform adding
that if the government institutions are strong, nobody would use political
means to shortchange what belong to the masses.
The summit uses the occasion to recognize the contributions
of the immediate past President, Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary,
Ogbomoso. Rev. Prof. Emiola Nihinlola, outgoing Vice-Chancellor of Bowen
University, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole and His Majesty, Oba James Adelusi Aladessuru
II, Onigede of Igede Ekiti to the development of their institutions and society
at large.
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