'Vote for me and I’ll send corrupt Nigerians to Kirikiri'
The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has assured Nigerians that all corrupt politicians will end up in jail once he is elected into power.
Buhari, who gave the assurance on Tuesday during the APC rally and the presentation of the party’s flag to Umana Umana as its governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State in Uyo, said he would block all loopholes through which money was being siphoned out of the country.
“When we come into power, anyone who steals Nigeria’s money will end up in Kirikiri Maximum Prisons. We are going to make sure that Nigeria’s wealth belongs only to Nigerians,” he said.
He decried the nation’s over-dependence on oil, saying the country would not have faced the current economic downturn if the country had invested in agriculture.
According to Buhari, Nigeria used to export tin and columbite, but all of a sudden stopped producing and exporting these minerals with the hope that the country has oil.
On the power sector, Buhari stated that many industries had shut down operation because of epileptic power supply, adding that Nigerian producers were unable to compete in international market because of huge cost of generating power.
Buhari, a former Head of State, assured Nigerians that his government would create over three million jobs yearly to take care of the teeming youths, who are unemployed.
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, who is also the Director General, Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, said he was ashamed to read on the pages of newspapers a claim by the Peoples Democratic Party that things had continued to improve in Nigeria from 2011.
He added that governors decided that the excess crude fund be shared, when the governors noticed that the account continued to deplete each passing month.
Amaechi said, “I was ashamed to read on the pages of newspapers where PDP said things had improved from 2011 till now.
“Oil price used to be between $120 and $145 before now. Our savings used to be between $45 and $46bn. We had over $10bn to $20bn in excess crude. The reason why the governors asked that excess crude money be shared was that after each meeting we had, if the money was $10bn, before we come back for another meeting, it would be $8bn. Who has taken the $2bn? We did not know.
“When we discovered that our money was being taken away with reckless abandon without accounting, it was then we asked, ‘Oga, please share this money. You are not a bank, and if it were a bank, they would add more to the money’.
“During (the late President Umaru) Yar’Adua and (a former President Olusegun) Obasanjo, oil subsidy used to be N300bn, but under our current president, it is N2.3trn and over.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Will you also jail Tinubu, Amaechi, Atiku etc? Mr saint.
ReplyDeleteFool, he is not visiting the past just the present all he is saying is that no more bussiness as usual
DeleteThat is the reason why you will never rule this country.
ReplyDeleteMany are clamoring for buhari but many will be disappointed because Nigeria of 1983 is very different from Nigeria of 2015! He cannot do what he did during those times and go unchallenged now Because people are more wiser than 1983
ReplyDeleteMAY GOD LEAD U ALL D WAY
ReplyDeleteAll Nigerian politicians have no ideology. Once you are elected yo shall allowed the process to run itself. it means that you ae not the one speaking or sending people or corrupt leaders to jil but the system.
ReplyDeleteE.g Tinubu, Atiku, Kwakwanso, Ameachi etc
ReplyDeleteLet's those that have ears let them listen, our next president has declare it will not be bussiness as usual change your ways or get a flat in kirikiri. You are warned!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteJonathan has failed Nigeria and nothing is working. He and his group of friends have looted the country to empty. Corruption everywhere.
ReplyDeleteBuhari will tackle corruption. Many politicians are afraid already.
That is the big question??? will Buhari jail peopple from his party? especially Tinubu because they are corrupt because Tinubu has eating so much of Nigeria Revenue money
ReplyDeleteE.g Jonathan, patience, akpabio, David mark, Jonah jang, mimiko, uduaghan, muazu, yuguda, babangida, Jerry gana, ahmodu alli, g. Daniel etcetera
ReplyDeleteBuhari did not said this, press is writing this to sell.But is sad that some Nigerian want corruption to continued while everything stand still. Why attacking someone who claimed he will eliminate corruption?
ReplyDeleteNigerian problem is not corruption. You go no where if your aims is to takle corruption.Ensure that the law work and the system continues to run itself.
ReplyDeleteI am disappointed over the above enumeration Bukola Saraki shoulb be no one or mention severally.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a president. You have my vote because corruption is a major issue in this country. It is systemic so it requires strong minded person to fight it or else it will consume the person fighting it.
ReplyDeleteCan somebody tell the old man that a democratically elected president cannot jail a person but the courts?
ReplyDeleteAnd can someone tell u; illiterate Nigerian, to go and buy a copy of ur constitution and study, before ur illiteracy make u loose ur future to pdp.
DeleteBuhari can not rule bcos he is a corruption fighter and the anybody holder a political office is a thief in 9ja. D only way he could've entered is if he pretended to be corrupt like d rest den all the political office holder will see him as one of dem irrespective of the party but now that he has opened up. OYO le wa, buhari shud sleep in his room and watch d show. Votes can neva in dis life and d next counts wen dias a very powerful force of corruption in d land. GEJ will enter and any oda candidate in PDP for the future will enter forever and ever. Money is election and PDP is sitting not only on money but on resources
ReplyDeleteBuhari can not rule bcos he is a corruption fighter and the anybody holder a political office is a thief in 9ja. D only way he could've entered is if he pretended to be corrupt like d rest den all the political office holder will see him as one of dem irrespective of the party but now that he has opened up. OYO le wa, buhari shud sleep in his room and watch d show. Votes can neva in dis life and d next counts wen dias a very powerful force of corruption in d land. GEJ will enter and any oda candidate in PDP for the future will enter forever and ever. Money is election and PDP is sitting not only on money but on resources
ReplyDeleteso you too agree corroption is not stealing or do you want him to lie to you.as others. you most be a fool
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