Osinbajo Says Executive, Legislative, Judicial Arms Of Government Are Corrupt

SAN FRANCISCO, October 21, (THEWILL) – The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, on Friday declared that the executive, legislative and the judicial arms of government are corrupt, but stressed that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will not exempt any section of the society from its ongoing anti-corruption crusade.

He averred that corruption is too endemic in the country to be overlooked; pointing out that the high level of poverty and many other menaces plaguing the country are direct consequences of the vice that has permeated every sector of the economy.

Osinbajo, who spoke on Friday in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, during the 2016 Convocation ceremony of the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD, stated that Nigerians need re-orientation for the country to be able to be stamp out corruption that has permeated every institution of government.

His words, “All the institutions of government, I mean the executive, legislature and the judiciary are corrupt. What we need is serious reorientation. That is why ABUAD is a great university because it teaches learning, character and morality. So, value reorientation is a key weapon to fight corruption.

“That was why the present federal government is intervening, because if we refuse every facet of the country will fail. We must act fast and deal with the situation as quickly as possible,” the Vice President pointed out.

He went on to tell the graduands that they “must be trustworthy and honest apart from being skillful and resourceful to be able to make a great impact in the future ahead of you. You must reflect on the values they have inculcated in you in the institution and be conscious of the fact that Nigeria, your country must be great and through which this can be achieved with your contributions.”