President Muhammadu Buhari fights against corruption in party members
President Muhammadu Buhari ready to persecute any member of All Progressives Congress (APC) illegal act
The President who was reacting to the allegations that he is protecting corrupt
members of his party and those who financed his 2015 election campaigns,
affirmed that he will come down hard on any of his loyalists if case of
corruption is established against them.
This was stated in "The Interview" magazine...
“Do
you just grab people along the road and take them off to court for
trial just because you want to create a semblance of balance?," Buhari said.
“First,
there has to be an accusation which must be properly investigated, and
when a prima facie case has been built, you prosecute.
“If
any of my backers or party (APC) members has anything established
against them, let’s see whether I will shield anyone from prosecution.
“There
seems to be a preponderance of the People Democratic Party members
standing trial because they had been in power for 16 years, they had
access to the public treasury and abused the trust reposed in them.
“You can be assured that anybody caught in corruption will answer for it irrespective of party, tribe or religion.”
Buhari
also said that he was pressured to run for the Presidency by people who
believed he could save the country, which according to him, was falling
apart.
He said: “You will recall that shortly
before the 2011 presidential election, I had said it was the last time I
would offer myself for elective position and I meant it, but the
following years, we saw our country virtually falling apart on all
fronts.
“People felt a rescue exercise was necessary and a large number believed I could do it.
“They made overtures to me and the pressure was so enormous that I could not say no. As they say, the rest is history."
Responding
to criticism that his administration cannot boast of one major
achievement due to his slow style of operation, the President said "slow
and steady wins the race."
“If they say we are slow, do they also say we are steady?
“Then, it means we will win the race eventually.
“There
is no wisdom in being in a rush and messing up everything. You will
make avoidable mistakes and end up with a lot of regrets,” he said.
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