Monsignor Francis Ogunmodede, Episcopal Vicar/Dean, Lekki Region of the
Catholic Arch. Diocese of Lagos has advised President Mohammadu Buhari
to choose the right people into his cabinet to reduce
corruption.Ogunmodede told NAN on Saturday in Lagos that Buhari was
known for integrity but may lose the fight against corruption if he made
wrong appointments.
The Parish priest of St. Philips and James, Lekki, also advised Buhari
and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to relax in the
pursuit of their vision for change.
According to him, APC may win the next election if they fulfill their
promises but human weakness being what it is, they too may relax and
corruption may set in. “APC needs self discipline to remain focused.
“President Buhari is regarded to be an upright person and without flair
for corruption; that is one thing that is characteristic of him and
people love him for that.
“He should work on that and strive to nip in the bud any corrupt practices.
“He has to select the right type of people now, look into their history
and see if they have flair for corruption or if they have been accused
of mismanagement of funds or other negative tendencies.
“We need selfless people who would not think of themselves but would think of serving the society.
“I am not envisaging that President Buhari would be able to wipe out
corruption completely, but my prayer for him is for him to diminish it
as much as possible,” he said.
He commended former President Goodluck Jonathan for breaking the jinx of
African leaders holding onto power to give birth to a new dawn of
democracy in the nation.
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