The President–elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari
has said tackling corruption is third on his agenda after insecurity
and unemployment, stating he will kill it before it destroys Nigeria.
He said this on Thursday, May 7, in Abuja, while receiving the Akwa Ibom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said Nigeria’s problem is more of corruption, and not ethnic or religious.
“So the point I want to make here is that the problem of Nigeria is not ethnic or religious, it is corruption,” Buhari said.
He added, “this is what we are fighting, that is why corruption is number three in my campaign.
“The
first one is insecurity in the North-East and the Niger Delta where
people are kidnapped and ransom is being demanded which people cannot
afford.
“The second one is unemployment,
60 per cent of Nigerians are youths, most of them, whether they went to
school or not, are unemployed and that is dangerous.
“So
we have to get the issue of the economy right to make sure the jobs are
made available and we should try to kill corruption before corruption
kills Nigeria.
“Let us practice what we
preach as well, whoever wins as a governor too has a lot of work to do
because corruption is fast becoming a culture and to try to caution
people is not an easy task but it must be done.
“I
know you all represent various constituencies, please pass our message
and give them hope that we’ll do our best in the interest of all.’’
Buhari
cheered and advised the APC governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom, who
lost PDP’s Udom Emmanuel, to rely on the judicial system as “the right
place to fight for your right and the right of the people you
represent.”
'I'll kill corruption' - Buhari reaffirms
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