President Gotabaya Rajapksa has called all citizens to rise against corruption which is the greatest obstacle to Development.
He noted that citizens could play a more participatory and a proactive role in the Government’s administrative machinery, to be more knowledgeable about your rights of obtaining Government services efficiently, and resist being subjected to demands of any form of bribery.
Issuing a statement to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day which falls today he claimed that a country can combat corruption the best when her citizens have the feel and the inclination to resist this heinous practice.
Intolerance for corruption by the citizenry is one of the best antidotes for it. This is the reason for placing a high emphasis on empowering the citizens to fight corruption in the policy statement of the Government‘.
He requested everyone to be more vigilant on the obligations that the Government has, and perform citizens’ duty by prompt reporting of any incident of corruption or bribery to the law enforcement or investigative authorities.
Eradicating this menace from our country will be easier when citizens play a conscious role in the preventive mechanism.
Together, let us free this country of the culture of corruption and make it a worthy home for generations to come.
(LIN)