The former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has said that nepostism is the worst form of corruption.

Speaking at a webinar titled ‘The sustainability of society’, Sanusi said that a country with nepostism will always have corruption.

He advised that to stop corruption, competent people should be appointed to positions.

He said, “Morally and religiously speaking, corruption is a problem.

“Part of the problem we have is incompetence and that is why I keep saying we must pay attention to merit. There must be a merit test; a competence test.

“For me, I think the root of corruption is when we begin to de-emphasize merit, competence and performance.

“The worst form of corruption we have in this country is nepotism. ”