The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has declared that 80 percent of Nigerians are candidates for conviction for corruption.
ICPC Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner for Kaduna State, Sakaba Ishaku opined this at a capacity-building workshop on local government accountability convened on Wednesday by the State Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
Speaking on the theme: “Accountability in Local Government: A Springboard for National Development,” Ishaku said corruption was endemic in Nigeria, saying if laws bordering on what constituted corruptions were to be followed most Nigerians should be in jail.
“If the laws were to be applied to the letter about 80 percent of the people you see walking the street freely will be in jail,” he said.
He added that corruption in Nigeria is “endemic and deeply entrenched across all levels of governance and society, driven by weak institutions, lack of accountability and pervasive socio-economic factors.”
