Don Canvasses Death Penalty for Corrupt Leaders

Prof. Anthony Afejuku, a lecturer at the University of Benin has canvassed death penalty for all convicted corrupt leaders and citizens as a panacea to control the mounting incidences of corruption in public and private sectors in the country.

Afejuku noted that the nation’s main problem is rooted in unbridled greed and thievery in high places “and it must stop if we must make significant progress.”

He canvassed this position in his lecture titled, “Thoughts on Amalgamation of Nigeria,” at the 9th annual Pope John Paul 11 Memorial Lecture held at the Pope John Paul 11 Major Seminary, Okpuno , Anambra state.
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According to him, the country must be stiff-handed and decisive the way Western countries treat corruption among leaders including ministers, governors and other public officers.

The don lamented the huge resources the nation was losing to illegal oil thieves, the glaring corruption in the ivory towers and higher institutions that leave the infrastructures in ruins, and stressed the need for the right leaders to fight corruption.

He criticised the idea of recycling the same tired old brigades for leadership, stressing the need for people like the late South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, Tanzanian leader Julius Nyerere, and Nigeria’s Obafemi Awolowo, who lived and worked selflessly for their people.