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| President Muhammadu Buhari |
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) bid to stage a comeback to corridors of power
despite the atrocities committed against the country.
Buhari said “the atrocities committed by this group against the
country are still fresh in our mind, and coming to think of it that they
are dreaming to stage a comeback is highly surprising”.
The President who spoke during an interactive session with Community
leaders in Kano as part of activities to round off his two day visit to
the commercial city revealed how “this group plunged the country into
unnecessary economic mess owing to wanton looting of our common wealth
Buhari revealed that out of the three major agenda of his
administration, the fight against corruption has been the most difficult
due to challenges from completing agencies.
He explained that those who have the onus to administer justice on
corrupt individuals are themselves complicit of corruption, adding “it
becomes difficult to confront it head on” Buhari said, “in a raid
conducted by security agents on the resident of a Federal High Court
judge recently, they found in his possession four diplomatic passports,
huge amount of hard currency and other incriminating documents bordering
on economic crime, and these are the same guys empowered by the
constitution to dispensed justice on saboteurs”.
The President noted that despite the hitches, his administration had
succeeded in restoring certain level of sanity, adding that the tempo
would be sustained to strengthen the system.
He said that the choice of
Hameed Ali as the Controller General, Custom service was strategic to
the war against corruption, stressing that “Ali has not disappointed him
so far” Buhari who dismissed emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi’s II
call on the federal government to review the Ecowas protocol said that
“it’s better to seek to live in peace with your neighbors”.
He said “If you could recall, I’ve went round these neighboring
countries and sought for their cooperation, and it’s up-to us to look
inward and attend to leakages ” Summing up his impression of the
reception accorded him during his two days visit to Kano, President
Buhari declared that it was a clear message he is loved by Nigerians.
He declared, “I’m impressed by the colorful Durbar, the turn out of
thousands on the streets is a clear signal that Buhari still have an
edge over others”.