The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, has said that if Nigeria must forge ahead, corrupt politicians as well as civil servants should move barred from participating inwards politics.
Speaking during the inauguration of the Niger State branch of Nigerian Association of Technologists inwards Engineering inwards Minna, Bello said that leadership chance should solely move given to honest persons who accept the fright of God.
The governor who was represented past times the Commissioner for Information, Mr Jonathan Vatsa, said on Sunday, “I volition say it over as well as over again, corrupt politicians as well as civil servants should move banned from participating inwards active politics if nosotros desire Nigeria to movement forward.
“In China, corrupt leaders are beingness executed; if inwards our ain illustration nosotros can’t execute them, as well as therefore nosotros should ban them from participating inwards politics as well as seat chance to those who are clean, honest as well as accept the fright of God.”
He urged the people of the dry soil to agree the authorities accountable on coin spent inwards the state, adding, “The key resultant facing us equally a nation is corruption as well as if you lot hold back at Niger State, nosotros are where nosotros are today because inwards the past times nosotros had corrupt leaders who were non able to contend the people’s resources wisely.
“One adept affair most republic is that the people should inquire questions; nosotros came inwards through their votes as well as non past times power. Those who voted us inwards should inquire us questions, how their monies are beingness spent because it volition select most checks as well as balances.”
He informed the association that the Niger State Government had embarked on reviving vocational as well as technical schools.
Earlier, the National President of NATE, Ahmad Yabagi, said the essence of the inauguration was to sensitise the full general world to the existence of the association too equally establishing a synergy betwixt NATE, individual sectors as well as government.
The Commissioner for Information, Mr Jonathan Vatsa, as well as others were given awards for their contribution to the evolution inwards the state.
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