Group commend Buhari over corruption fight

olamide oni

February 18, 2016 10:32 AM

"The looting and diversion of these large sums of money would have been covered up or swept under the carpet if not for God Almighty that enthroned the Buhari-led government."

Mohammadu Buhari

The Christian Conscience Group has commended the Federal Government for its fight against corruption in the country, TheNation reports.

According to a statement signed by the group's National Chairman, Chief Enock Ajiboso, and the National Publicity Secretary, Tunji Oguntuase, they pledged to support the President in his fight through prayers.

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The group said, “With the latest revelations coming out everyday, Nigerians have come to realize that huge sums of money meant to fight insurgents in the northern part of the country and also meant to upgrade infrastructures across the country were diverted and shared among political leaders in the last administration all in their determined efforts to continue to rule at all cost, forgetting that it is only God that chooses whom He wants.”

The looting and diversion of these large sums of money would have been covered up or swept under the carpet if not for God Almighty that enthroned the Buhari-led government."

The group also urged Nigerians to have some patient while the president painstakingly weed out corruption in the country.

“We are trusting God to give our present leaders wisdom from above to use the proceeds from the recovered looted funds for the betterment of the citizens. So many areas of our daily needs are calling for attention and with the down turn in world economy, the recovered monies will become handy for use to fix the needful and above all in funding 2016 budget,” it said.

The group further commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for carrying out its duties without fear or favour, but warned that it should realize that the Commission is dealing with powerful men and women in the society who will stop at nothing to curry favours or thwart its efforts because of enormous resources at their disposal.

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