The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has said the present administration’s fight against corruption will touch every sector in the society.
He lamented that corruption had permeated every stratum of the society including all government agencies and was responsible for poverty and other challenges facing the nation.
Osinbajo stated this in Ado Ekiti on Friday during the 2016 convocation ceremonies of the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, where Governor Ayodele Fayose called on the Federal Government to support the state in the construction of an airport.
“I have great respect for Chief Afe Babalola because of his stand against corruption.
Sometimes in 2002, Chief Babalola argued the case for the establishment of Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission where he let the court realised that corruption is the greatest problem of our nation.
“All the institutions of government , I mean the executive, legislature and the judiciary are corrupt. What we need is serious reorientation . That is why ABUAD is a great university because it teaches learning , character and morality. So, value reorientation is a key weapon to fight corruption.
“That was why the present federal government is intervening, because if we refuse every facet of the country will fail. We must act fast and deal with the situation as quickly as possible.”
The Vice President while responding to Fayose’s request said ‘Ekiti state deserves an airport but I have discussed what we need in return with his Excellency.
“The Federal government will continue to give support to every project that will fasttrack development in each of the states of the federation. We know how important this airport is to ABUAD.”
He commended ABUAD for blazing the trail in the academic and other resourceful ventures. He advised the graduands to be multi-skilled to be able to compete under the present economic situation.
