Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of SSokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has suggested the federal authorities to barter with looters of the nation’s treasury with a view to get well stolen funds.
Speaking on Friday on the 29th and 30th Convocation lecture of the University of Jos, Kukah suggested the federal government of Nigeria to vary its ways within the anti-corruption combat.
The cleric disclosed that some nations had negotiated with corrupt officers to get well stolen funds and it labored for them.
Kukah mentioned: “Fighting corruption as a complete is past simply recovering stolen funds, though it's essential to punish treasury looters and corrupt officers, to unravel the entire drawback would contain tackling it from the roots and which means the institutional framework.
“Investigate what they've stolen, then name them and negotiate how a lot of it may be recovered, whilst you put frameworks in place to holistically clear up the issue.
“Corruption is not only a Nigerian thing. Former presidents of nations like America, France, Israel, South Africa, among others, have been removed due to corruption charges. Yet, their countries are working.”