The Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has challenged Nigerians to work for Nigeria to be better.
Speaking on Wednesday in Asaba when he received on courtesy call the Delta State Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Mr Edet Ufot, the Governor asserted that collectively, Nigerians can make the country better.
The Governor who was represented by his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, FCA, stated that what is required is attitudinal change.
“We all live in Nigeria, we desire all the good things in Nigeria some of us who are privileged to go outside the country have seen.
“We want our country to be like sons of these places but the capacity and ability to make it happen has always been a problem to us.
“What what we are doing today, is to specifically enlighten the people to make us have attitudinal change so that we can build our country to be what we desire it to be.
“Some of us want to be in United Kingdom, Canada, America and other advanced countries; these people built their own countries, let us also build ours,” the Governor said.
He thanked the ICPC for carrying out enlightenment campaigns against corruption and assured them of his administration’s support to enable them succeed in their activities.
Mr. Ufot had told the Governor and members of the state Executive Council who attended the courtesy call that the Commission had the mandate of investigation and prosecution, prevention, public enlightenment and awareness.
He disclosed that the ICPC had carried out public enlightenment and awareness campaigns to some federal and state agencies, including secondary schools, where sixty anti-corruption clubs have been established, adding that some public officers in the state have been investigated and found wanting.
He said that the visit was to establish a formal relationship with the state government.
