President Muhammadu Buhari on
Wednesday pledged that he would not authorise the use of any money from the
government treasury for his re-election campaign.
He reiterated his commitment to
eliminate corruption in campaign financing in the country.
The president made the
declaration in a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant
on Media and Publicity at the close of the meeting of the Federal Executive
Council (FEC) in Abuja.
President Buhari directed cabinet
ministers to take advantage of technology to reach out to voters on the need to
return the All Progressives Congress (APC) led administration in next month’s
general elections.
“Try and use text and multi-media
messages to seek votes for the party and government.
“There is no money from the
treasury for use in the campaigns. I will not authorise that,” he said.
According to him, the APC-led
administration had a clear development agenda best suited to take Nigeria
forward and sustain economic development.
‘‘This message needs to be taken
to all Nigerians that we cannot use money from the treasury to share out to
prospective voters.
‘‘Nigerians want change and we
alone can deliver that change. Our people can no longer be swayed by money
politics,’’ he added.
The president also used the
occasion, which was a valedictory session for the Minister of State, Foreign
Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim, to wish the minister success in her
electoral contest.
The minister had signified her
desire to leave the cabinet, in line with existing regulations, to run for a
legislative seat in her native Yobe.
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