Why I want another 4-year term - Buhari tells Nigerians
- Nigeria's president Muhamamdu Buhari has given reasons why he is seeking re-election into office
- According to President Buhari, he has delivered on the campaign promises of the APC
- The president called on Nigerians to support the government and expose individuals, groups and companies involved in corrupt practices
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is seeking re-election in the 2019 presidential election to consolidate on his achievements in the fight against corruption, insecurity and to ensure economic development.
The president made this known at a town hall meeting tagged ‘The Candidates’ organised by the MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with NTA and DARIA media in Abuja on Wednesday, January 16.
He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) nominated him as its presidential candidate because he had delivered on the campaign promises of the party.
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“We want Nigerians to remember where we were in 2015, where we are now and where we are going,” he said.
On allegations that the fight against corruption was skewed in one direction, President Buhari said the allegations were not backed with facts.
According to him, there is nobody who has been accused of corruption with evidence and we have looked the other way.
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The president said he was being careful as people could not be easily arrested in a democratic government and taken to court without strong evidence.
He called on Nigerians to support the government and expose individuals, groups and companies involved in corrupt practices.
According to President Buhari, such people would be handed over to the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and he trusts the system to follow up the matter.
Buhari urged the media to carry out intense investigation into local and state governments’ expenditure on education and expose bad governance across the country.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that President Buhari had urged persons or organisations with any evidence of corrupt practices against members of his administration to come forward with such evidences to him for prompt action.
President Buhari was fielding questions on the allegations that the government’s anti-corruption crusade was skewed against a section of Nigerians, and that members of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) with questionable credentials were being protected by the government.
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