Rasheed Ladoja
| credits: File copy
| credits: File copy
Former
Governor of Oyo State, Rasheed Ladoja, says corruption in Nigeria will
continue to grow if President Goodluck Jonathan does not get the support
of Nigerians in fighting the scourge.
Ladoja spoke while assessing governance
under the present administration and the challenges facing it during an
exclusive interview with our correspondent in Ibadan on Wednesday.
He pointed out that corruption was a
societal problem that would be eradicated if everyone was ready to play a
role in the fight against it.
He said, “Jonathan is the President of
Nigeria on whose shoulders the responsibility of administering good
government rests. Unfortunately, he cannot do it alone. He is currently
faced with security challenges, but corruption has always been with us
and it will not go unless we all fight it.
“The President can set up agencies to
fight corruption, but the major weapon against it is with every
individual in the nation. If we do not play our own part, those at the
top will continue to lose the fight.
“I have the highest respect for Jonathan
but he has yet to meet the dreams of every Nigerian. He has a lot of
challenges but how much can he do without the needed support? We all
want him to succeed.”
Ladoja, who was the governorship
candidate of the Accord Party in Oyo State during the last governorship
election, said though he would not criticise the government of Abiola
Ajimobi in the state, he had made contact with the governor through
several means to advise him on how to make positive impact on the lives
of the people, adding that he would prefer to leave judgment with the
electorates.
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