Friday , March 29 2024

Democracy Day: Labour Leaders Urge FG To Tackle Corruption

The Federal Government has been urged to fight corruption to a standstill as Nigeria celebrates its fifteen years of democratic rule.

Labour leaders who made the call said for democracy to strive in the country, corruption must be reduced to the barest minimum.

President General, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Malam Bobboi Kaigama said for democracy to have meaning, governments must weed out corrupt officials.

He said the activities of the corrupt officials do not allow the campaign to hold water, noting that the belief is that democracy in Nigeria gives opportunity for people to steal, particularly politicians.

On his part, National President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Malam Ibrahim Khaleel said corruption is the most critical factor stalling economic and political development of Nigeria.

He said the government must use the period of the celebration to put everything in place in order to clean Nigeria’s image from being among the world’s most corrupt nations.

Malam Khaleel said government must ensure that the nation’s resources that usually ended up in the hands of few are recovered and put back into the national treasury.

Also speaking, National President, Nigeria Union of Postal and Telecommunication Employees, Mr. Sunday Alhassan said leaders in the last twenty to thirty years have said a lot about fighting corruption without results, adding that serious efforts must be put in place to address the real causes of corruption.

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