Abbas affirmed that there’s a high level of corruption within the corridors of power, which according to him has slowed down Nigeria’s ability to reach its full potential.
The Speaker said this while speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at an event held by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Policy Dialogue on Corruption, Social Norms and Behavioural Change.
The lawmaker identified behaviours, norms, attitudes, expectations, weak governance structures, lack of transparency as some of the factors that contribute to the subsistence of corruption in the country.