The Lagos State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Kazeem Alogba, has called for the total eradication of corruption in all sectors of the nation’s economy, saying that every corrupt practice, including institutional corruption, must be avoided for the rebirth of a greater Nigeria.
He made the plea on Wednesday while receiving the Transparency Africa Honour at the High Court Annex, Osborne Road, Ikoyi, in acknowledgement of his achievements, excellence, integrity and leadership approach.
Justice Alogba declared that corruption has eaten deep into the fabric of Nigerian society, maintaining that it is imperative for Nigerians to rise up and put an end to the monster by ensuring that the right pegs are put in the right holes.
“Until the system is ready to put disciplinary measures in place to serve as a deterrent, we cannot move ahead in the eradication of corruption. When complaints are made and people cannot stand by such complaints and allow due process to take its natural course, then it makes it difficult for corruption to be eliminated”, he stated.
Alogba, therefore, enjoined the delegation to be bold and transparent while discharging their duties, just as he promised to ensure an incorruptible system in the State judiciary.
