Members
of the Campaign for the Defence of Human Rights who staged a public protest
against corruption in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Wednesday, stopped the
convoy of Governor Rauf Aregbesola on his way to the office.
It
was observed that members of the CDHR, who were marching against corruption in
the public sector, had blocked one of the lanes of the Gbongan-Ibadan
Expressway while they were being watched by security officials.
The
governor’s convoy met members of the CDHR in front of the Federal High Court but
the group, armed with anti-corruption banners and leaflets, initially did not
give way to the convoy until the policemen in the pilot vehicles came down and
dispersed the protesters.
The
protesters said the amount of money looted from the public treasury was enough
to provide first- class infrastructure all over the country. They lamented the
hardship and endemic corruption which Nigeria had been plunged into.
The
Chairman of the CDHR in Osun State, Mr. Akin Asifat, said corruption was
responsible for the current economic crisis the nation was facing.
The
governor later received members of the CDHR, who dropped their letter with him
at the Governor’s Office.
Aregbesola
commended them for their efforts against human rights abuses,
saying many Nigerians had benefited from their efforts.
He
said, “As we are condemning corruption, so must we speak against low
productivity, corruption is a scourge that must be stopped and low productivity
is a curse that must be rejected.”
The
governor urged them to continue to support the anti-corruption crusade of
President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
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