Lagos - The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC)
on Thursday urged the National Assembly to ensure
that all ministerial nominees declare their assets
publicly before confirmation.
In a statement jointly signed by its President, Boboi
Kaigama and General Secretary, Musa Lawal, the
TUC said that the declaration would be in the public
interest.
The labour union said that the public declaration of
assests was necessary following "worrisome''
allegations of fraud against some ex-ministers and
officials.
"There is need to verify the financial and material
status of each nominee before they are allowed to
assume such high offices.''
It said that time had come to allow only people with
proven integrity to head government ministries.
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The TUC therefore urged the Senate to screen the
nominees based on their integrity and past records
irrespective of their status.
The congress noted that many youths in the country
have gotten into crime due to unemployment
caused by corrupt leaders in the past.
"It is sad how much shame politicians have brought
upon this country.
"There is rarely any month we do not hear news of
Nigerian youths being executed in other parts of
the world due to involvement in one crime or the
other.
"We will not be in this backward situation if the
economy is doing well, if we had steady power and
adequate infrastructure and if successive
governments were interested in creating jobs for
the army of unemployed youths,’’ it said.
- NAN
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