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Fighting corruption is non-negotiable – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday the anti -corruption war of his administration was not negotiable .He said it was a must for him to fight graft because that was one of the reasons he was elected .
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr . Femi Adesina , the President spoke while receiving a former South African President , Thabo Mbeki , at the Presidential Villa , Abuja .
Mbeki who heads the African Union High -Level Panel on Illicit Flows from Africa , was in Nigeria to give Buhari, who is the current Champion of AU Anti- Corruption Campaign , some updates .
The President said since his electoral promises to Nigerians included fighting corruption , he could not afford to let the people down .
He said, for this administration , fighting corruption is non -negotiable . It is a must .
“We must fight corruption frontally , because it ’ s one of the reasons we got elected .
“We campaigned on three fundamental issues ; security , reviving the economy, and fight against corruption . It ’ s the reason we got elected , and we can’ t afford to let our people down . ”
Noting that the government was making progress on the anti -corruption war , “and not just talking , ” the President said he was very pleased with the assignment the former South African President was carrying out for the African continent .
He submitted that when Africa is vigorous with the war against corruption , “we will eventually appeal to the conscience of the rest of the world . ”
In his remarks , Mbeki said corruption was an African challenge that must be responded to, “ as development challenges can only be met through the check of illicit financial flows . ”
He said he was delighted that Buhari touches on the issue in most of his speeches , with the most recent being at the United Nations General Assembly last week .
“We are pleased with the way you take up the matter . Countries need the political will to stop the illicit flow . Nigeria has shown good example .
“The more we are showing that we are acting as Africans , the easier to get the rest of the world to cooperate , ” Mbeki said.
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