Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu
Buhari on Friday said he had ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, to ensure that monies recovered from looters do not find
their way back to the looters.
He also said fighting corruption
took longer time, especially with the need to adhere to the rule of law.
Buhari spoke when he received
members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), led by its President, Dr
Samson Ayokunle, at the State House in Abuja.
The President disclosed what he
told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to do with monies
recovered from alleged looters in the country.
“It is on record that some cases
initiated by the anti-graft bodies since 2003 are yet to be concluded,” he
said, adding, “We will, however, not be discouraged.”
“Where monies have been
recovered, such monies will not find their way back to the looters as I have directed
EFCC to account for every money it has recovered and put them in a dedicated
account.”
President Buhari said his vision
and objectives for Nigeria were very clear and that he was already on course to
achieve them.
He also stressed that he was doing
his best to fulfil his electoral promises of securing the country, fighting
corruption and resuscitating the economy.
Responding to the request of CAN
for an overhaul of the intelligence gathering system, the President said the
burden of intelligence gathering involves everyone.
According to him, those directly
involved include district heads, traditional rulers, opinion leaders and
religious leaders who are very close to the grassroots.
President Buhari, who decried
that the bandits operating in various communities live among the people, urged
the leaders of thought in various communities to avail security agencies with
information about the criminals.
On the general elections in 2019,
he told the Christian leaders that he had assurances from the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the polls would be free and fair,
noting that he has been a victim of ‘fraudulent elections’ and beneficiary of a
free and fair election in the past.
“When I decided to put on this
Agbada to see what the people are seeing in it, I tried three times, 2003, 2007
and 2011, but the fourth time, in 2015, I succeeded,” he was quoted as saying
in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina.
“We thank God and technology in
the form of Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) and card reader because what they
used to do was to look at constituencies, award the votes and then they will
say whoever didn’t agree should go to court.
“When people are looking for what
to eat, where do they have the money to go to court to pay the SANs?” President
Buhari wondered.
According to Channels Tv, Buhari
informed the CAN delegation that the Federal Government was working towards
finding a lasting solution to the clashes between farmers and herders in the
country.
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Buhari needs another four years to ensure that his vision and objectives for Nigeria is achieved
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