Leke Baiyewu, Abuja
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has stated that only a holistic and institutionalised approach to the anti-corruption crusade by the current administration can guarantee success for Nigeria.
Ekweremadu noted that although the recent drop by Nigeria in the Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index was a huge blow to the nation’s anti-graft war, it should be seen as a wake-up call.
The Deputy Senate President said this at an anti-corruption event organised by the Yar’Adua Foundation in Abuja on Monday, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Uche Anichukwu.
He said, “A sincere and meaningful anti-graft war must be holistic. Nigeria cannot wage war against one type of corruption in isolation of the others and expect to succeed. We cannot also succeed in this all-important war if we place a set…
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