MAC TO GIVE CORRUPTION FINAL KNOCKOUT FROM NIGERIA,HOLDS RALLY AUGUST 30TH

By Tope Musowo

Troubled with the age long scourge of corruption and its debilitating effects on the wellbeing of the citizenry,an amalgamation of over 50 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Activists in Nigeria is set to delve a final blow on the cancerous scourge which has been the bane of our national development.

The coalition of the 50 CSOs under the aegis  of  Movement Against Corruption (MAC), and Activists in Nigeria,was today inaugurated in Lagos, with a clear mandate to develop and execute practical strategies geared towards the prevention and eradication of all forms of corrupt practices and abuse of power, in both the public and private sectors in Nigeria.

MAC was unveiled at an International Press Conference held at the conference hall of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND) with many leaders and members of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in attendance.

Reading the group's statement to the media, the Chairman of the Steering Committee of MAC and President of Women Arise, Dr Joe Okei Odumakin stated that "In achieving this patriotic objective, the MAC is determined to sensitize Nigerians, on the immediate need to possess ownership of the War against corruption  in the country, by getting Involved in the advocacy, and educate each other, on the cancerous effect of corruption on our polity."

Odumakin added that the "Movement is birthed in response to the imperative for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the Nigerian people, to have a common, formidable and organised platform through which they can frontally confront the cancer of corruption which has bedevilled Nigeria for decades."

"We hereby want to intimate the general public, that as part of our  Action Plans, we shall be holding a March against corruption with the theme ‘’RED CARD AGAINST CORRUPTION’’ on the 30th day of  August 2017 in Lagos and  Abuja. And today, marks the beginning of our 10days countdown, to this historic march, against corruption in our country, this countdown period shall be used, to sensitize Nigerians, ahead of the scheduled August 30th date, of the rallies in Lagos and Abuja."

The Lagos rally shall take-off from Ikeja under bridge by 7.30am while that of Abuja shall take - off from Unity Fountain simultaneously. This shall be followed by similar marches across cities in the country, at later dates, to be announced soon by MAC.