The anti-graft boss, who said corruption remained major Nigeria’s problem in both the public and private sectors, noted that the situation had (and is) really suppressing the development across sectors of the economy. “And all these are mainly because people across various endeavours lack integrity,” he quipped. “The only thing is that government should give more funding priority to agencies like ours and the regular security agencies to enable us to do better,” he said. He said the situation draws the entire country backward and therefore urged those in power to rise up to the task by making live worth living for the people in the region. Earlier in his address of welcome, Vice- Chairman, Convention on Business Integrity of the group, Mr Osaro Eghobamien, said the essence of the conference was to proffer workable solution to the endemic corruption and unethical practices he said had pervaded the land.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 28, 2019 16:30 UTC