Former Head of State, Gen.Muhammadu Buhari
The presidential candidate of the
All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and his
running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), have declared war on
corruption.
They, therefore, called on President
Goodluck Jonathan to showcase his achievements on the war against
corruption in the face of allegations of a missing $20bn.
Buhari said this in a statement by the Director, Communications Buhari Campaign Organisations, Mr. Dele Alake, on Sunday.
He said, “In the spirit of the war against corruption, we demand the release of the audit report of the missing $20bn.
“Clearly unable to oppose us with an
equally clean and unassailable ticket, we can understand why our
opponents are running from pillar to post digging graves in search of
rumours in the impossible hope of misinforming unsuspecting voters and
spinning a web of blackmail and deceit.
“In this electoral contest of vision and
moral stature, only the guilty needs to be afraid. Luckily, our lives
are like the open book. We challenge our opponents to stake their desire
to lead Nigeria again on what they have achieved with the billions of
resources they received.”
Buhari said if voted into office, he would implement programme which would entail a zero-tolerance for corruption.
He said his life was an open book as he had nothing to hide.
The APC presidential candidate boasted
that he and his running mate lived exemplary lives and had become
reference points for how to live a morally upright life.
He said corruption was Nigeria’s biggest
problem as it led to a myriad of problems especially poor living
conditions for Nigerians.
He said, “Our vision is a new Nigeria in
which corruption and abuse of office shall be sanctioned according to
existing laws with the strengthening of the institutions of state; a
Nigeria where the public and private sectors will collaborate to create
zero tolerance for sharp practices in the running of government
business.
“There is a clear linkage between the
billions of naira lost to corruption and the poor living conditions of
our people: it is the resources meant for the development of our people
that are diverted to service the greed of a few
“It is indeed true that, by sheer force
of personal examples, my running mate and I, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, have
demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that it is possible to live above
the greed that dominates the system.”
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