Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday attributed the inability of some state governors to meet their obligations to their workers and the entire citizens to the issue of corruption which, he said,  had assumed a worrisome development in the country.

Saraki stated this when the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission,  Mr.Ekpo Nta, led top officials of his agency to pay him a courtesy visit.

The senate president lamented that the embarrassing level of corruption in the country had taken a dangerous dimension to the extent that the three tiers of government were finding it difficult to pay salaries and provide basic social infrastructure.

He said, “The 8th Senate has a position on zero tolerance for corruption. We want to make it a priority. For us,  we have realised that it is truly endangering the entire system. It is affecting our national development.

“The cost of corruption on our national life is beyond financial cost. You see in some states now that they are not paying salaries, it  had led to poor funding of the education and health sectors and it’s affecting cost of governance and failure of public institutions and infrastructure.”

“For the eight senate,  making the fight against corruption a priority is a must and we are committed to that. Our goal is to work with you to reduce significantly,  the level of corruption in this country.”

He pledged that the eight senate would work closely with the ICPC and other anti graft agencies to fight the scourge.

He said, “There are  things we ought to do that would help prevention especially among the professionals. Bankers who notice that the account of an Assistant Directors is running into billions of Naira should have a way of blowing the whistle. We have to be creative to bring everybody along.”

The ICPC boss said the  Act that established the agency, which was enacted in year 2000, was the first Act of parliament that addressed corruption directly and that the United Nations convention against corruption came four years later in 2004.

He noted that the issue of corruption in the country has always been there, not that it was impressed upon the country by the International Community.

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POT CALLING KETTLE BLACK....

Abeg the guy below have some few words for us...
Over to you Mr Sawawulogba

the guy above me stole my space

Wetin person no go read.

Saraki talking about corruption when Kwarans are under the captivity of his family.


He should learn to know when to talk and stop assaulting the intelligence of discerning few that knows what's gwan ...

Why talk about it when you can do something about it

This guy is talking from experience

Saraki taking about corruption. .....

Mtchew.

Are they in the blue deep sea?
Are they in loin den like biblical daniel or in the space?
Are they not siting comfortable in house of thieves were the looting continues..
Are they above accountablity..Their case is who wil cast the first stone ...All with soiled fingers.
I wish we had aRawling to end this ageless story !

Corruption is the bane of Nigeria

Wonders they say .............

shago bu go..
bird of the same feather...
Oh God come and intervene to dis matter...

one love nigeria

GOD bless nigeria..





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yes o

corrupt ppl in high positions

Wait o... This Saraki guy should gather his cronies and plead with them to return all the money they stole. Let ICPC start with those in the Upper chamber before others follow suit.

Saraki le-le-O

please NL what's the title of that iceprince did with brymo?

I no day get again o.

When I wake up






I will comment

wrong!; the can't pay salary not because of corruption but because they steal..remember, stealing is not corruption.

Once this Man speaks i nod and smile Experience is the best teacher..... I take a look @kwara State and smile... Nigeria has a damn long way to go looking at the recycled ex-criminals turning saints over night at the same time refuses to renounce his loot!

comin frm bukky?...kinda ironic.....

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Kworoptife

The kingpin of corruption himself.
Turned kwara state to common local government with his greed and godfatherism.
Always visit yhe state at month ending together with the state allocation to take his share.
Posterity will judge you.

Enough of the excuses we need action. Oh the elovent catharsis of permutated long necking and excess ijewuru by our well structured political tatagrasshopper.. how I miss Hon Patrick Obiagbon..

How we go stop am now, Saraki?

Surprise that sarai of all people is talking about corruption. ........with this I can never be surprised if I hear that sarai is now a pastor........lies upon lies. God will help Nigeria.

Funny. Seems like Saraki just woke up from his slumber. Now that you are aware of the cause, what are you gonna do about it?

Is Saul also among the prophets?

that is why their are songs like this.. to prove that all their plans of corruption will fail and that Nigerians cannot be deceived.



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abeg make I sleep small.

lalaberry:
Funny. Seems like Saraki just woke up from his slumber. Now that you are aware of the cause, what are you gonna do about it?

As the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, He said the 8th Assembly has Zero tolerance for corruption. The implication of the statement is that oversight functions of the Senate over Ministries , Departments and Agencies would not be business as usual where Senators collect bribe and under report their observation in the field. .... or each MDAs doing what they like with public fund .... each MDAs would be hold responsible for their action and inaction and this would surely complement President Buhari's anti corruption crusade as well as effort of anti corruption agencies such as EFCC and ICPC , NFIU as well as Nigerian Police where necessary.

For instance now : If Tinubu boys in Buhari's cabinet should steal money, Saraki would jail them all.

This is a good news !!!