‘Due process will curb corruption’
The Fiscal
Responsibility Commission Yesterday in Abuja said the menace of
corruption could be curbed if due process was followed in budget
drafting and implementation across the federating states.
Aliyu Yelwa, the Commission’s Chairman, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja .
“Although it is
difficult to completely eradicate the menace of corruption, it can be
reduced to the barest minimum if due process is followed with regards
to budget drafting and implementation as stated in the constitution,”
Mr Yelwa said.
According to him,
the constitution demands full consultation with the people before every
budget preparation while priority should be given to their desires. He
added that anything short of that was unconstitutional and capable of
breeding corruption in the country.
“Nigeria ought not to be poor but it is unfortunate that some
Nigerians are richer than state governments not to talk of Local
Government Councils because of lack of due process,” he said.
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