Abdullahi Ganduje who is the the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated why corruption is the order of the day in Nigeria.
Ganduje, who spoke yesterday at a high-level meeting with national executives of political parties and other stakeholders in Abuja, organised by The Kukah Centre (TKC), said corruption is high due to it’s institutions.
The former Governor of Kano State said until this circle is broken and the institutions, including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and political parties, are made strong again; corruption will not stop in the country.
He further attributed political corruption to dishonest poor Nigerians and others.
He emphasized that blaming politicians and public officeholders would not resolve the problem of weak institutions in Nigeria.
“Let stop blaming the politicians, officeholders, those who win elections. Yes, we blame them but let us look at the security system, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that oversees the election.
“These institutions man the polling booths. So tell me, can you win an election free? Even the poor man is not honest. If we are to go into details of what happens practically, you will see voters saying they cannot vote until they are paid.’’