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…Govt must enact whistleblower protection Act to adequately fight corruption— Corruption Observatory
By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja.
The former governor of Edo state, Professor Oserhemen Osunbo, Weekend, stated that the criminal code of Nigeria is weak to fight corruption in Nigeria.
Osunbo asserted that for corruption to be fully combatted, responsibility is hinged on the National House of Assembly, as well as the State House of Assembly to define what criminal offences or conduct are in line with corruption, else corrupt individuals may use the court as an escape route.
He stated this, in Abuja, during a colloquium organised by a Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Corruption Observatory, CO, aimed at finding a common definition of corruption for Nigeria.
He said those acts of corruption that have been criminalized by the law, there should be diligence in investigation by those who have been charged with the responsibility of making those laws work.
He said: “If you ask virtually every Nigerian, they will say corruption is bad and we must fight corruption; it is harmful to society. But, it ends there. So, that is why I mentioned even in my own presentation that we must do more than just talking about it. It’s okay to talk about it and arouse the consciousness of people that corruption is bad, but you can’t change society only just by talking. You must do as they say, walk the talk because, sometimes, it’s not everything you can regard as immoral conduct that you can describe as...
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