My Administration Is Committed To Fight Against Corruption, President Buhari Tells Mbeki

President Muhammadu Buhari has reinforced the commitment of his administration toward fighting corruption, stating it is a must for him to fight corruption.

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Naija News understands that the President disclosed this when the former South African President,Thabo Mbeki, visited him yesterday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

I met with former South African President Thabo Mbeki today, in his capacity as Head of the AU High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa. Nigeria is pleased with what he is accomplishing for the continent,and we will continue to fully support him in this assignment. pic.twitter.com/AGpXUJdke7

— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) October 4, 2018

He said, “For this administration, fighting corruption is non-negotiable. It is a MUST”.

Mbeki who heads the African Union High-Level Panel on Illicit Flows from Africa, was in the country to give the President, who is the current Champion of AU Anti-Corruption Campaign, critical updates.

President Buhari emphasized on the need to fight corruption, he said,

Africa’s loss through Illicit Finicial Flows (IFF) rises to $80bn annually from $50bn in 2015, Nigeria accounts for 40% — Thabo Mbeki.

— A.A’ (@AyooAkanji) October 4, 2018

“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.”

Let me reiterate that fighting corruption is non-negotiable for our administration. It is one of the reasons we got elected, and we cannot afford to let Nigerians down. When we tackle corruption we free up resources for investment in infrastructure and development.

— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) October 4, 2018

The President noted that the government was making progress on the anti-corruption war, “and not just talking”. He (Buhari) said he was very pleased with the assignment the former South African President was carrying out for the African continent.

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He added 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, former President 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 President Buhari touches on the issue in most of his speeches, with the most recent being at the United Nations General Assembly last week.

Sir, I doubt if u understand the meaning of 'fighting corruption'. U are just fighting a particular set of people or ur political opponents why others in ur domain with same SIN are being spear. BE NEUTRAL.

— Alex Iykman (@IykeAlex5) October 4, 2018

“We are pleased with the way you take up the matter. Countries need the political will to stop the illicit flow. Nigeria has shown a 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.