The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, says the nation’s leaders are now seen as thieves by citizens, and they are unperturbed by it.
Sanusi, who said Nigeria’s value system has been eroded, noted that the country now rewards thieves with political appointments.
In an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor said the absence of moral outrage against corrupt officials has entrenched a culture of impunity.
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“The entire value system of the country has been eroded. We have been ruled by people who have no values, no name behind them, and no desire to leave a name after them.
“These are people who define themselves by how many houses they own, how many private jets they have, how much money they have in the bank.
“It is not important to them that people look at them and only see thieves, they see criminals, they see people who have taken the commonwealth.
“A society in which material wealth, no matter how you get it, is respected, is glorified, where people who are known to have stolen money get rewarded with ministerial, senatorial appointments — that society will continue to reproduce itself,” he said.
“We don’t have a sense of disgust for people who hold public office and amass wealth.
“We reward them with appointments, with more public offices, and more opportunities to amass wealth — and this is what Nigeria has become.
“Many people go into government to make money, but you don’t go into government to make money,” he added.
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