President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will not lose sleep over
criticism and that he wants to be remembered as a president who fought
corruption to a standstill.
Buhari during a press conference after the India-Africa Summit, which
took place in New Delhi, called on Nigerians, who are not corruptly
enriching themselves with public funds, not to be afraid of the fight
against corruption and that they should encourage him to get whoever had
compromised his position and the trust given to him.
Buhari said remained resolute in the fight against corruption and would want to be remembered for that.
Buhari whose government has security, economy and the fight against
corruption main focus and is regularly bashed for been slow said “They
call me baba go slow, but I will go slow and steady”.
On Racism the president said it is the state of mind of people,
individuals which a nation state cannot absolutely control. So I don’t
think people should be preoccupied if somebody says ‘get away you black
man’ or whatever,” said Mr Buhari.
The President must be bothered that the National Assembly had been polarised following his choice of ministers.
While he was away, the PDP and the All Progressives Congress’
lawmakers were sharply divided over one of his ministerial nominees, Mr
Chibuike Amaechi.
Following the confirmation of his ministerial nominees, President
Buhari said he would prune down the number of ministries so as to be
able to pay salaries.
On whether there will be an extension of a three-month deadline given
by his administration to flush out Boko Haram from Nigeria’s
north-east, the President said that the target was to get rid of
terrorism and not about meeting deadline.
One of the main talking points at the one-day summit in New Delhi,
was the provision India had make for African countries. The nation said
it had set aside over $10 billion grant for African countries.
Wooing investors, President Buhari assured Indians and the
international community of his administration’s commitment to sustaining
efforts aimed at making Nigeria an envy of all.He urged them to avail themselves of the conducive environment that would be created for investments to thrive.
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