By Francis Igata

ENUGU—Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, has called on Nigerians to join forces with anti-corruption agencies to rid the country of corruption.

Ugwuanyi lamented the endemic of corruption in all sector of the economy, describing the situation as a canker worm that has bedeviled the country resulting in abysmal economic growth.

The governor, when the zonal commissioner of the Independent Corrupt Practice Commission, ICPC, South-East geopolitical zone, Prince Hassan Muhammed led officers of his team on a courtesy visit to the governor at Government House, Enugu, noted that it was high time the nation rose to checkmate all avenues of leakage in the economy, especially in the present period of dwindling economy.

He said, “Corruption is a canker worm that retard economic development, I urge all Nigerians including Enugu State to support ICPC on effort to rid the country of corruption.”