Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said President Muhammadu Buhari is currently under intense pressure to stop his administration’s ongoing anti-corruption war.
Although he said the pressure was being mounted by the Nigerian elite, he did not name those behind the campaign.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, on Thursday, the Vice-President spoke while granting audience to a delegation from the Muslim Congress of Nigeria at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Osinbajo added that those mounting pressure on Buhari to “slow down” the anti-corruption fight cut across tribal and religious lines.
He stated, “We get regular messages from some Nigerian elite saying ‘cool down.’
“It is a very strange morality that some of those people have, (which is) very complicated, and cutting across all tribes and religious differences.”
Osinbajo said the position of those putting pressure on the government was that “it (corruption) is not a big deal.”
He disclosed that those in that category had been advising the government that it should merely ask the looters of public treasury to return the money and go free.
He, however, assured his guests and Nigerians that despite the pressure, the present administration would not relent in the anti-corruption fight.
The vice-president expressed delight that contrary to the argument of the elite, a new set of Nigerians, who would not compromise their values but would maintain a sense of right and wrong, was emerging.
“The man on the street is very clear; so whatever some of these elite say, we shall keep our focus on the masses who voted for us,” the vice-president declared.
Osinbajo said it was unacceptable that in the last 16 years, there was not a single Federal Government completed road or rail project.
He attributed the situation to corruption, saying costs of projects were often inflated as people, entrusted with public trust, struggled to enrich themselves at the expense of the people.
The vice-president believed that it was the same inordinate desire for personal enrichment that explained why money meant to procure arms was distributed among persons at a time when the territorial integrity of the nation was being attacked.
“The insurgency has gone on for six years because government could not adequately equip the military,” he stated.
Osinbajo assured Nigerians that the present administration had no other agenda but the progress of the country.
“Mr. President and I are extremely focussed on what we need to do. We will focus on critical things, infrastructure and social investments,” he said.
The leader of the delegation, Imam Abdulahi Shuaib, expressed the group’s support for the government in its programmes; including anti-corruption, expressing the readiness of the group to offer assistance.
The vice-president also received delegations from the Nigeria Society of Engineers and the Facility for Oil Sector Transparency Reform.
During the visit of a delegation of FOSTER, a group consisting of NGOs involved in different issues in the Niger Delta area, Osinbajo restated government’s commitment to the development of the oil producing region.
He also commended the group for coming together to develop a common framework to support the process of development in the area. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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His cup of tea; everyone is corrupt including those fighitng corruption now; we have not forgotten how he used our oil money to build and fix all the roads in the north; the sourth east wouldn't have been in a mess today if he had done a fraction of what he did in the north for the south east. Nonsense
ReplyDeleteAt least you said he did something with the money - he fixed all the roads in the North. Pls. what did GEJ and OBJ do with our money during their regime? - Fixed their pockets, elections and shared with friends and cartels!
DeleteIf they consitute a commission for the north east, nigeria will catch fire
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Our elites always tell us somebody did this or said that. Just name them or be quiet and get on with the work of fighting corruption that you where voted to do. We still await a single conviction after all this drama.
ReplyDeleteUnder pressure ke! No it must continue ooo!It never start self! What about Jagaba? Obj, Danjuma?Amaechi? IBB? Abdulsalamm? Tinubu? Oshiomole? The fight must go on ooo! Who are those putting pressure? Atiku Nko? Even if JpJ party should come into power in 2024 The fight must go on and even dead corrupt politicians and office holders must be probed posthumously.. Baba Buhari carry go no one can intimidate or pressurizeyou to stop the fight. I trust. Long live Nigeria..
ReplyDeleteWho are putting this pressure on you Baba? Some of these known corrupt APC politicians?
ReplyDeleteUnder pressure from who? If you won't call names stop talking shit
ReplyDelete“Mr. President and I are extremely focussed on what we need to do. We will focus on critical things, infrastructure and social investments,”. We are tired of your empty promises. This is the time for action and not for promises.
ReplyDeleteIt is expected. The elites are fully involved in looting us blind. When big men steal, they only get a knock on their wrist and asked to go and sin no more but the common man is jailed for stealing tomato. Until a big man is jailed, I am going to see this corruption fight as season film. Until some bill is passed into law to jail corrupt public office holders/politician, I see this as a joke of the century.
ReplyDeleteWho are the elite? Baba pastor stop deceiving us! God will soon send another messiah to Nigeria because nigeria problem is bigger than both of you who are shrinking in ag
ReplyDeleteBuhari u are a good man but biafrans have to go
ReplyDeletetrue talk Nigeria are sure behind u.carry go may almighty God save our dear country from d hand of mischievous pple
ReplyDeleteUnder pressure because you are working with looters and appointing them. They have you ear. If you where truly clean how can they get to you?
ReplyDeleteThis Government is nothing but fake and noise- makers. Who is fooling whom? We knew right from inception that this government has nothing to offer. The ""Change" is now becoming "Shame". Well, as events are unfolding...
ReplyDeleteThis government seems not to know that election campaign is over. Now is time for governance. Please govern and fulfill your election promises to poor Nigerians. APC was sponsored by corrupt individuals. I am sure they are the ones putting pressure on Buhari to cool down on his anti corruption campaign. Cheers
ReplyDeletePls don't stop o. This is part 1(Dasukigate). we are waiting for part 2 (Ameachigate) and probably part 3 (OBJgate). The show just started o.
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