The Presidency has risen in defence of President Muhammadu Buhari,
saying he has achieved a lot in the area of fighting corruption in the
seven months of his administration.
“We are working with our allies across the
world from Britain and America to France and Germany to China and the
UAE to source, locate and repatriate misappropriated funds.
“So far, an escrow account has been opened for
money that is being returned. This is only the start. The return of
stolen funds is important, but it is just as critical to ensure that
those who seek to steal realise that no longer will there be such
impunity in Nigeria.”
Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a statement.
Shehu was reacting to a recent report by the Centre for Democracy and
Development which claimed that Buhari had only achieved one of his
electoral promises, representing 0.5 per cent of the promises.
He said it was mischievous to attribute to the President promises he did not make during the campaigns.
While advising leaders of the CDD to rise above what he called
partisanship and stop misleading Nigerians, Shehu said any unbiased
person would recognise Buhari's achievement so far.
According to him, no sincere Nigerian will fail to recognise the
courage of the President to tackle corruption in a country where
impunity was once celebrated, and stealing was not corruption.
He said as a result of Buhari's efforts, the Nigeria Customs Service
had quadrupled its revenue base within seven months, a feat the service
could not achieve for several years.
“Doesn’t the President deserve credit for this and other efforts to confront the monster of corruption?”
Shehu added, “He (Buhari) is making good strides towards improving
governance by tackling corruption. Till date, a good number of persons
believed to have collectively stolen billions from taxpayers have been
arrested and are facing the courts."
He said Buhari’s war against corruption and terrorism had become a template for other Africa leaders.
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