Vice President, Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo has revealed his greatest surprise in office.
Osinbajo said that what shocked
him most was what he described as “grand corruption.”
The Vice President spoke on
Corruption and Rule of Law at the ongoing 24th Nigerian Economic Summit in
Abuja yesterday.
Osinbajo had earlier lamented
that whenever he tried dismissing corrupt public officer holders, some
religious leaders would always intervene.
“I think, frankly, the biggest
surprise for me has been the sheer impact of corruption on development,” he
said.
“Whereas what we were more
familiar with was corruption in the public procurement process and the like,
but what is rare and damaging is directly going to the very source of revenue
and taking public resource for private.”
Osinbajo further explained that
the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government had made some significant impact
in this area by “holding persons who made away with public funds accountable,
taking them to court, seizing their assets both locally and internationally and
transferring back to the country proceeds of corruption.”
He lamented that, “Trying to get
money from foreign governments or from foreign banks is an obstacle for us. It
is laden with all manner of difficulties and it is obvious that there is no
enthusiasm about returning money that is already in their custody. It is very,
very difficult.”
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