SERAP executive director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, made the call yesterday in a statement where he suggested a five-point agenda for the incoming administration to tackle corruption if only to send a strong signal of change and ensure improved governance in the country.
“Nigerians have heard plenty of rhetoric about corruption and now is the time to take concrete action to combat the problem,” Mumuni said. “As a first step, the president-elect should immediately after 29 May 2015 demonstrate his total rejection of corruption by publicly declaring his assets and publicly instructing all members of his government to do the same.”
He added: “Second, to break through a culture of corruption, the president-elect should not shy away from ‘frying big fish’ including members of the National Assembly regardless of the political party they may belong. The president-elect should promote and ensure the naming and punishment of big corrupt politicians so that a cynical citizenry can believe that his anti-corruption drive is more than words.”
Source: Daily Trust
