Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that all African
countries are corrupt and only few countries in the world can boast of not
being corrupt.
Yemi Osinbajo who was
represented by the Special Adviser to the President on Rule of Law, Office of
the Vice President, Fatima Waziri-Azi at the launch of the FLAG’IT App said
that corruption and illicit financial flows out of Africa has led to poverty
and lack of development witnessed across the continent.
“The 2019 Global Corruption Barometer on African citizens’
views and experiences of corruption highlights that while most of the people
surveyed in 35 countries felt that corruption had increased in their country, a
majority equally felt that they, as citizens, could make a difference in the
fight against corruption.
“Only a few countries in the world can claim to have a low
level of corruption and none of these countries is in Africa.
“It doesn’t matter how much revenue a country generates or
how transformed it is or how progressive its plans, corruption will ensure that
majority of the people do not benefit from whatever gains are made, which is
why despite the highest oil revenues in our history, debt doubled and poverty
figures rose. This is why the major pillar of this administration’s
socio-economic agenda is the fight against corruption" he said.
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