NOT
ALL POLITICIANS ARE CORRUPT, SAYS ICPC
As
against the general believe in the country that all politicians in the country
are corrupt, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes
Commission, ICPC has said not all Nigeria politicians are corrupt, adding that
some still has a sincere heart.
The
Commissioner for ICPC in Oyo/Ogun, Stephen Pimor spoke Friday during the
celebration of 2016 United Nation International day on Anti-Corruption with the
theme:” Corruption: An impediment against sustainable development”.
He
noted that nobody can assume every politician is corrupt if there is no
evidence to support ones claim.
Pimor
said the commission will not take action if the claimant does not have enough
evidence to proof his claim.
According
to Pimor, in order to end this scourge, he said there is need for public
cooperation with the anti-graft body.
“The
government alone cannot wage war against corruption; hence all people
irrespective of their status should complement the current effort of the
Federal government to tackle the menace in the country. We are not only
investigating and prosecuting alone; we are also creating awareness on the
impact of corruption in our nation. Since I resume office in Ibadan, we have
been able to investigate corrupt cases that are bound in the court.
“There
is no known positive impact of corruption, no nation has ever develop or
progress with corruption. Corruption has drawn Nigeria backward; we are
supposed to be in the same level with Malaysia, Brazil, and other nation that
started nationhood with Nigeria. That is why we are fighting corruption in line
with the change mantra of the Federal government.” Pimor
During
the commission’s walk campaign to Oyo Secretariat, Pimor while addressing the
workers in the state urged them to cooperate with the commission in order to
end corruption in the country.
He
said there is an urgent need to change the damaged image of Nigeria at home and
abroad and ensure transparency in endeavours.
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