Nigerians have been advised to be accountable and transparent in all their dealings despite economic recession. This was the contention of Dr. Abimbola Odumosu, convener, Accountability Movement, who made the call at luncheon themed “The Dynamics of personal accountability and the rule of law”.
The convener noted that, “If every Nigerian lives with this consciousness then it will be very easy to reduce the level of corruption in the society, as no accountable person will ever want to be associated with corruption”.

She maintained that rather than complain about the different corruption cases ongoing, the act of accountability and transparent should begin from homes passing good morals to their children.

According to Odumusu, the Accountability Movement’s vision is to gradually develop a greater sense of integrity amongst Nigerians.
“Living a life of accountability is synonymous with living a life of high integrity to oneself and to one’s creator”, she added.

The Group also envisaged that by the year 2025, at least one million Nigerians will be fully dedicated to this vision, with citizens committed to living accountable lifestyles.

The group hopes to breed a society where citizen are credible in their dealings and discharge their responsibilities with utmost integrity.

Odumusu disclosed that the group has in several ways created and imbibed the accountability cultures for various categories of people in the society.

Such avenues, she said includes radio programs, awareness talks, games, badges and reports among others to make citizens accountable at home, school, work and community.

The group hopes to nominate outstanding Nigerians for the Accountability hall of fame to be considered for induction based on exemplary character, noteworthy of accountability and good governance.

Executive member of the group, Wale Ogunbekun, urged citizens to pass through due process in their personal and public ventures instead of short –cuts which sometimes take a lot of challenges and roadblocks because of protocols involved.

He observed that most people are in a hurry to exercise their fundamental human rights or face due process in some of our transactions which he said, is common in Nigeria.

Report by Guardian Newspaper