Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Former governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, has said successive administrations in the country have failed to defeat corruption due to the mindset of Nigerians.
Speaking to newsmen at his Ila-Orangun country home on Saturday as part of activities marking his 85th birthday, Akande said until Nigerians have a change of mindset and embrace the virtues of dedication and hard work, no leader would be able to attack and defeat corruption in the country.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman lamented that rather than embracing hard work, many Nigerians would prefer to cut corners, adding that leadership alone could not make people prosperous
“In Nigeria, corruption is not the first thing to fight otherwise you perish. The mindset is corrupt. The man who wants prosperity by miracle is corrupt. You want to own a car or house by miracle; you are already a corrupt man.
“In a country where everybody is corrupt, who is that leader who will bell the cat? So, you are only blaming the leader, but you are corrupt yourself. Go to a religious circle, everybody wants comfort without work.
“The present generation does not want to work. They want everything by miracle. Such a community can never be prosperous. No leader can make them prosperous. They will just be blaming the government. A country where everybody is corrupt like Nigeria; nobody can solve the problem,” he said.
