ZTC inducts members: Corruption is everywhere in Nigeria

By: De_Communicator (ZTC PRO)

Corruption is everywhere in Nigeria – Lecturers

A professor of Political Science and Arabic Language from the department of Arabic, Professor Mustapha Hussaini Isma’il and the Head of Sociology Department, Dr. Bello Ibrahim, Bayero University, Kano have maintained that every sector suffers from corruption and that corruption is everywhere in Nigeria respectively.

Professor Mustapha Hussaini Isma’il

The two university lecturers maintained this while speaking recently at a pre-induction programme organized by Zero Tolerance for Corruption Club (ZTC), at the University Students’ Union Secretariat, on Saturday, 29^th April, 2017.

Participants listen and taking notes at the programme

(while a ZTC intelligent official take photos)

Delivering his speech on the topic the relevant of youths’ participation in fighting corruption, Professor Mustapha Hussaini Isma’il said that “every sector suffers from corruption in the country” adding that youths have every cause to fight corruption because they are denied things they should be given, laying much emphases on the free education the youths enjoyed in the past which is no more obtainable.

Professor Mustapha said that one may not need statistics to say that there is Andrew all over the country and not only in Kaduna State.

Professor Mustapha Hussaini Isma’il

According to him, “it seems to me that youths are not enjoying their entitlements because of corruption, which has become norms and traditions in our society”.

The University don who said that no one has been convicted for corruption in this administration, regrets that after being accused of engaging in corrupt activities, politicians even charge the government to court and storm the court arena with lawyers.

“All corrupt practices must be avoided, we need to reform our legal systems, youths should be linking up with Anti-Corruption agencies setup to fight corruption, and youths must not be discouraged in the fight against corruption”, the professor said.

In his own words, the Head of Department, Department of Sociology, Bayero University, Kano, Dr. Bello Ibrahim, also said that “Corruption is everywhere in Nigeria.”

Dr. Bello Ibrahim delivering his speech at the occassion

Dr. Bello said that even socio-cultural behaviours also encourage corruption, giving instance of when you go early to a place of worship (church or mosque) and you are asked to go and seat in the back.

Participants listen with keen interest

According to him, “Youths need to be ethical and avoid cultural practices that encourage corruption, you need to be original, you need to be coordinated, active and be up-to-date on happenings and realities.

Cross section of Participants at the programme

“Engage Leadership by hosting rallies and campaigns, be hardworking, pursue education, be punctuality in engagements, be self-reliance (don’t be depended or depending on corrupt person), don’t get enticed and be an agent of revolution be being radical”, the Head of Sociology department of the University advised the youths.

Cross section of Participants at the programme

(while a ZTC intelligent official take photos)

Zero Tolerance for corruption club is an initiative of EFCC, it was established in 2008, during the epoch of Hajia Farida Waziri, the then Chairperson of the Commission. ZTC doesn’t exists in some institutions again, though, the club exists in UDUS (Sokoto), UNILAG (Lagos), UNILORIN (Ilorin) and few others, recent engagements have however revealed that the BUK Chapter remains most active.

Photo Credits - Comrade Usman Haruna, ZTC PRO