Tajudeen Abdulkareem and Misturah Ayodele(interns)
The Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday warned that there is possibility for Nigeria to fail completely if the leaders do not accept and implement an ethical revolution, stressing that the political, religious and business elites must agree that Nigeria will fail completely if they do not accept and implement an ethical revolution.
Penpushing reports that Osibanjo expressed this concern while delivering a lecture titled, “Values: the difference between success and failure” at the 100th anniversary of the Old Boys Association of Baptist Boys’ High School, Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital.
The number two citizen, however, appealed to Nigerians on need and importance to change their perception of their country as corrupt, emphasisng that said no modern society is free of corruption, and equally called on the government at all levels to lead the ethical revolution by rewarding good ethical behaviours and ensuring speedy punishment for misconduct.
Penpushing further reports that at the ceremony, Osinbajo listed Obafemi Awolowo, Moshood Abiola, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Bola Ajibola, who were all old students of the school, as exceptional Nigerians.
The Vice President pointed out that all those named recorded great achievements in public service as a result of the training and values they got from the school, adding that there was need for a national consensus or at least an elite consensus
“There is a need for a national consensus or at least an elite consensus. The political elites, the religious elites and the business elites must agree that our country will fail completely if we do not accept and implement an ethical revolution’, he stated.
“One where we establish a national work ethic of honesty, of hard work. It is what is taught and learned that shapes the character of individuals and nations. But it is not just teachings, the government must also lead this ethical revolution by rewarding ethical behaviours and ensuring speedy punishment for misconduct”, Osinbajo added.
“Every modern society has had to deal with corruption. Corruption is not a Nigerian thing, sometimes we deceive ourselves. It is Nigerian, no, many countries, in fact, most countries of the world have been more corrupt than us, but their elites sat down and decided they have to deal with it because if they do not deal with it, it will deal with them’, he said.
“There is no modern society today that has not had to deal with corruption and they deal with it by their elites sitting down and saying we have to agree this is the way forward, we cannot continue to repeat the same thing, we must enthrone minimum ethical standards to succeed”, he stressed.
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