The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission
(ICPC) chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta recently agreed to a statement made by
President Jonathan during his May 4th media chat that, stealing is not
corruption.
While addressing members of the Council for the
Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, at the ICPC Headquarters' in
Abuja, Mr Nta said there is a difference between stealing and
corruption and it is wrong to classify theft as corruption. He said that
we should refer back to what we were taught about stealing and corruption in
school
"Stealing is erroneously reported as corruption. We
must go back to what we were taught at school to show that there are educated
people in Nigeria.
We must address issues as we were taught in school to
do".He likened the misunderstanding of stealing and
corruption to the mindset of the ordinary Nigerian who believes a roadside
mechanic is also an engineer.
WOW!
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