
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Nigerians must shun the disaster of corruption and embrace honesty and unite to build a great country, because integrity and trustworthiness are vital attributes for success.
Osinbajo stated this, yesterday, at the official launch of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Integrity and Zero Tolerance Manual for school clubs, held at Model Secondary School Maitama, Abuja.
He praised the initiative as “recognition that integrity, honesty and trustworthiness are crucial individual and collective attributes for successful people and communities. Every corrupt act is not just a crime; it is a crime against society and even children yet unborn.”
He noted that establishment of the clubs is “a vital step in finally achieving this milestone in building of the future against the disaster of corruption.”
He described the initiative as visionary and timely because “we must develop an anti-corruption army. That army is waiting in our schools, and we must teach them early that corruption is the worst destroyer of destinies and people, and we must fight it as you fight a mortal enemy in war.”
Speaking at the event, which attracted dignitaries and members of the club in the school, the Vice President noted that the establishment of EFCC Integrity clubs in schools across the country is important because it embodies the values of honesty and hard work toward national development.
Continuing, he said: “Every public officer who steals, robs the Nigerian society of funds for healthcare, education etc must be held accountable. We must become policemen against corruption and wrongdoing; whether it is a member of government or a shop assistant or your friend in class who is cheating, because they destroy our reputation.”