Anti-corruption rally: "International community think Nigerians are monsters," TUC says

Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) said it decided to join the labour-union-wide anti-corruption crusade because corruption was killing the image of Nigerian in the international community.

“Corruption has created a very bad image for the country and its citizens, as Nigerians are viewed as corrupt and dubious people outside,” Lagos State Chairman of TUC Comrade Akeem Kazeem said after the TUC and other labour union bodies marched to the office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

“It has affected all sectors: health, education, petroleum, power, agriculture, transport, goods and services as well as manufacturing.

“It has also led to massive brain drain- a great number of Nigeria best brains have been driven to other parts of the world where they now spearhead developmental and scientific exploits.

“On average, virtually all aspects of Nigeria’s infrastructure are in deplorable condition.

“The country is characterised by bad road networks, constant power outage, lack of security, inadequate water supply, outdated health facilities and declining education system, failing communication networks and unstable economic growth.”

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), National Youth Council (NYC) and the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) were also part of the anti-grant march that held nationwide, Thursday.

Many Nigerians took to social media to express support for the rally, the first of its kind in Nigeria.

In 2104, Transparency International ranked Nigeria 39^th most corrupt of the 175 countries of the world surveyed.

President Muhammadu Buhari won the 2015 general election on the promise that he would end corruption.

Nigerians wait for that promise to be fulfilled.