President Muhammadu Buhari (picture courtesy Presidency)
Corruption has been extra endemic since President Muhammadu Buhari took over in 2015, in line with a former Minister of Education Prof. Tunde Adeniran.
Adeniran nonetheless admitted that corruption is systemic and would possibly take an entire lot of time to flush out.
He instructed Punch that, “As far as I'm involved, we've got all the time had corruption everywhere. What may be very alarming is the truth that the continuing corruption is worse than another I ever noticed on this nation as a result of the worst type of corruption is political corruption and systemic corruption.
“The principalities of corruption have eaten deep; so it will be tough for corruption simply to vanish. We have to deal with corruption on the roots, and that's inside the system. It is so pervasive and worrisome.
“When it's allowed to take root within the establishments, then there isn't a manner it could actually go away. It is an unlucky factor. So, we can't be selective about it. There needs to be a holistic strategy in all sectors and in all ramifications.
“It is only then that we can claim to be fighting corruption and that is when we can get the intended, anticipated and expected result.”