Consequences of corruption too much to be ignored – Kole Shettima

The head, Nigerian office of the MacArthur Foundation, Dr Kole Shettima, has said the grave consequences of corruption call for concerted advocacy.

Shettima, who spoke at the third annual anti-corruption star awards by Step Up for Social Development and Empowerment in Nigeria (SUSDEN), said the anti-corruption campaign was not an esoteric conversation because of the consequences of corruption, especially poor people.

He said, “The consequences of people who are dying on our roads as a result of badly constructed roads, the consequences of poorly trained teachers and poorly trained students, who now go into a generational illiteracy, the consequences of malnutrition that becomes that generational, and therefore, the inability of poor people to have a fully developed brain.”

He commended the group, adding that giving recognition to people who are very active in the anti-corruption campaign and affirming them publicly is a very important contribution.

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Among the 28 nominees for the 9 categories of awards, Jedidiah David won the Junior Young Anti-Corruption Star, while Oluwaseyi Tadagbe was the Senior Young Anti-Corruption Star.

For the Out-of-School Anti-Corruption Star category, Yetunde Olupo clinched the prize while Mercy Babajide was awarded the Teacher Anti-Corruption Star.