Corruption and insecurity couldn’t be fought with the unitary system of government we practise at the moment. m_oloja Nigeria NigeriaPolice NigerianPolice Corruption Insecurity
I would like to ask for permission to suspend the conversation on Guberwatch this week because more trees have fallen on our trees and the topmost should be removed first as our elders have consistently advised.I attended an unusual one-day conference organised by an old soldier in the world’s best profession that everyone and other professionals teach every day. Specifically, last Thursday, August 29 our sister, Mrs.
The colloquium on dealing with the two troubles with Nigeria, ‘corruption and insecurity’ was unique in that the discussions were so organic that only very few remarks touched on official corruption. Most of the discussants agreed that corruption has been the reason insecurity has been ticklish and has been growing luxuriantly like yam tendrils in the rainy season. It is not important to mention who said what and in what contexts.
In other words, the SCROLL Report platform noted that the fight against this twin evil should begin from our individual homes before we can have the moral right to shout at politically exposed people, for instance. A point was well made in this groundswell of opinion that ‘if Nigeria can defeat corruption at all levels, conditions that have given rise to insecurity will disappear’.
People were told to use their powerful and not-so-powerful cameras to take photographs of bad roads and schools in their areas and states, for instance and send same to the local media. The participants were told to build robust relationships with local media reporters and editors for publications of their photo reports and scoops as part of monitoring of governance.
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