Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the fight to eradicate corruption in the nation and achieve effective leadership must first begin with the leaders.
Obasanjo added that the fight must also be consistent and continual to achieve its purpose.He spoke on Sunday night during an interactive session on Zoom tagged “Boiling Point Arena.”
The discussion, which was broadcast by some private radio stations in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, centered on Obasanjo’s political legacies and his evaluation of modern-day Nigeria.
Obasanjo faulted those in power while characterizing corruption as a pervasive problem that has engulfed Nigerian society.He said, “Corruption is very hydra-headed and eats deep.
I think it was the Sultan of Sokoto, the father of the present Sultan who said corruption is like a babariga; if you are folding it on one side, it’s falling apart on the other side.“When you carry it on both sides, you cannot hold your hands up and as soon as you put your hands down, it’s falling apart. And that’s corruption.
“It’s not a one-day affair. It’s not a one-regime affair. It’s not even a two-regime affair. It has to be consistent. It has to be continual. It has to be a daily affair. Once one regime is let off, it spreads,” he stated.