President says no going back on anti-corruption fight

monjola sotubo

September 1, 2015 6:51 PM

Buhari also vowed to pursue the anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria till the country is rid of the scourge.

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his government will not spare anyone found guilty of corruption.

The president, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Anastasia Nwaobia, made the comments on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at the opening session of the 45th Annual Accountants Conference and 50th Anniversary celebration of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

Buhari said:

“We are at the threshold of history where we must collectively take the destiny of the nation in our hands.”

“As Nigerians, no one can love Nigeria like you and me. On our part, we will continue to lead by example, making efforts to live above board.”

“As we strive to walk or talk, we will carry to its logical conclusions our initiative to overhaul the bureaucracy of the public sector in an effort to engender transparency and improve productivity in public governance.

“I assure you that persons found wanting will not be spared.”

“As blessed as we are as a nation, Nigerians have no business being classified as poor. Yet, through the greed of some unpatriotic few, our commonwealth has been badly pillaged in the name of public service.”

“Our ability as a nation to create wealth has increasingly been hampered by lack of prudence, transparency and honesty in the management of public resources by some of those entrusted with the duty of governance at all levels.”

“This should not be allowed to continue. The nation ought and must leave the throes of poverty and underdevelopment. I do believe that as a people, we are naturally destined for greatness.”

Meanwhile, the former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Cardinal Anthony Okogie has urged Buhari to use dialogue in retrieving stolen funds instead of public persecution.

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