Chairman of the Presidential
Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay has stated that
a former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was no threat to President
Muhammadu Buhari as far as the 2019 presidential election is concerned.
While President Buhari picked the
presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, unopposed,
Atiku, a former Vice President, defeated 11 other aspirants to become the flag
bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Sagay told Independent that there
was no comparison between Atiku and President Buhari because Atiku has no
records to run with except making promises, which he may not fulfil if elected
president.
“No. I don’t see Atiku as a
threat to President Buhari. We are talking of records here. Buhari has a
record-extending from 1984. He has integrity, not only that, he has sustained
the fight against corruption. It is unprecedented,” he said
“We also have the social
investment programme, which monies recovered from corrupt people are being
applied for the improvement of the lives of the most vulnerable members of the
public. The economy is going up; oil subsidy fraud has been eliminated.
“The Boko Haram militants have
been seriously decimated, I can go on and on. Talking of records, former
Vice-President Atiku has nothing to run on except the words of his mouth. So,
there is no basis for comparison between the two.
“Yes, he said he will restructure
Nigeria within six months if elected president. To me, that is a good campaign
point. It is good but there is no evidence that Buhari will not ascent to any
form of restructuring even though he is not so positive about it”.
“If you read the report of the
party’s committee on restructuring, the one headed by El-Rufai, it is clear and
very strong. So, the APC is committed to restructuring too and so, it is not an
advantage for Atiku”.
“Restructuring will not solve all
our problems. What of due process, what of integrity, what of honesty, what of
all the things that ensure that the state resources are applied and the
resources of the state are not divided by a few people. So, all those things
are important.”
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This man should go to his village and rest. Buhari has absolutely no will to fight corruption, his government is filled with corruption.
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