'Why We're Servant-Leaders-Yar'Adua' - Vanguard

President Umar Musa Yar'Adua yesterday threw more light on his administration's Servant-Leadership concept saying he had taken an oath to fight corruption to a standstill and vowed that whoever was caught and found guilty of corruption, be he a close friend or family member, would not stand in the way of the law regarding punishment.

"The philosophy of servant leadership should influence our national life in every profound way, particularly within the political terrain. The constant abuse of power that has characterized our political life must be jettisoned" he said.

Yar'Adua at the Presidential lecture to Course 16 participants of the National Defence College in Abuja , said, "The practice where political office is seen as a channel of amassing wealth will no longer be tolerated. The concept of servant leadership that sees political office holders as first of all servants to those they govern, shall be the norm."

"One of the most worrisome aspects of our national and public life is the persistence of corruption that is considered normal. The national cankerworm has eaten deep into the fabric of the society and polluted even the most sacred and sacrosanct institutions of Nigeria 's national life. Corruption is massive, extensive, endemic, and pervasive at all levels of government and society." Full Story