Truthfulness

An individual is deemed to be truthful, when it is discovered that he or she does not tell lies.

Such a person is trustworthy and classified as a man or woman of honor.

A man or woman with this virtue commands respect and has integrity in society.

When entrusted with taxpayers money, such persons donot divert same to private use.

Such persons have no affinity with corruption.

The foregoing has a correlation with faithfulness.

A faithful person keeps promises and is faithful to family, friends,community and nation.

Truthfulness and Integrity are some of the prerequisites for a society to experience peace, progress and development.

When public officers abuse their positions-elected, appointed or employed- for other reasons,the society bares the brunt.