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We Must Kill The Snake Swallowing Our Money – Atiku (Video)

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar (File Photo)

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has emphasized the need for Nigerians to kill every ‘snake’ swallowing the country’s fund.

Atiku made the call during his speech at the 2017 Silverbird Man Of The Year Awards where he touched on recent and current happenings within the country..

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Atiku Said; “We have to kill the snake of corruption that swallows our commonwealth meant to lift our people out of poverty. Whether the snake is in a JAMB office or any other government office, we must kill it before it kills us”.

The former Vice President also decried a situation where the government and the people of Nigeria seem to prefer foreign products to made in Nigeria products.

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According to him, if the country’s economy would grow, Nigerians must support local content.

“Our elite are treated in Europe. Big Brother Naija is being broadcast from South Africa and @Nike is unveiling our FIFA World Cup Jersey in London. Is this the extent to which we have outsourced Nigeria?

“The solution is to enact laws to prevent leaders from diverting public funds from the public health sector to the treatment of the elite in the best hospitals abroad.

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“If you can afford it from your own private resources, then pay for it. But do not make the tax payer pay for it.

“We must accept that the difference between Nigerians is not North and South, Christian and Muslim or PDP and APC.

“The difference is between good and bad people and we must demonstrate that the good are much more than the bad, “Atiku said.

Naija News earlier reported the case of the N36 million which was allegedly swallowed from JAMB coffers by a mysterious snake.