Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday lamented that the country has been badly governed and systematically destroyed. Speaking at the Presidential Villa in Abuja while receiving a delegation of the Northern States Pentecostal Bishops Forum, Osinbajo said corruption was responsible for the current state of the nation’s economy. According to Osinbajo, “This country has been badly governed. We are dealing, for instance, with the embezzlement of funds to the tune of $15bn in one sector alone. There are those who are asking ‘why talking about the past?’ We have to, that is why we are here. We have not turned attention to the oil and gas sector, where the former CBN Governor alleged that $20bn was stolen. We must condemn and stand up against this level of corruption. It is the single most important reason of the current state of the country. We can’t ignore it. The president has said twice in the past fortnight that anyone who commits atrocities must be arrested and tried and he has demonstrated that resolve.”
