President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that no corrupt leader, whether past or current, would go unpunished no matter how highly placed.
He said anyone found to have illegally
obtained monies meant for the good of Nigerians would not be spared as
the anti-corruption agencies has been repositioned to undertake the
legal battle against them.
Mr President who stated this at the
“Summit on security and development agenda for Northern Nigeria”
organised by Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, yesterday, in Kaduna
added that era of stealing public wealth without fear was over.
Buhari who was represented by the
Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Bello Danbazau, said that
there was no going back on the anti-corruption fight of his
administration.
He said the challenges confronting the
nation included the reality of terrorism, the rise of proto-national
ethnic agitations, the scandalising effect of rampant corruption in a
period of great want among others.
According to him, “terrorism and
insecurity in the North-East particularly has been brought to the barest
minimum and what remains is the social programmes, already on-going, to
guarantee a lasting peace.
“Political engagement at various levels
have been carried out to ensure that all segments of our polity are
carried along in decision making as it relates to development of our
country even as a line has been drawn against actions that threaten the
corporate existence of Nigeria on which there can be no negotiation.
“The herders-sedentary farmers’ conflict
is very rife with us, even though it also has a regional dimension. This
is one serious matter that affects most concerned persons in this
forum, next to the collateral kidnapping for ransom and problems
associated to it.
“As you are all aware, the security
forces, including the intelligence outfits, have been mandated to
combine their efforts to rid our people of the violent levels it has
escalated in recent times, leading to regrettable loss of lives and
property, at a national scale,” he said.
In his remark, Borno State Governor and
Chairman Northern State Governors’ Forum, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, said
it was time the North shunned all forms of discrimination. He admonished
the region’s majority to learn to cherish the minority.
He said Muslims in Borno or Kano states
should accept and support Christians from Benue or Kogi states, embrace
them as eminently representing all Northerners.
“And this should be vice-versa so we can collectively move the region from where we are to where we ought to be,” he said.
According to him, coexistence is easily entrenched when the majority display magnanimity to the minority.
“The north has majority Muslims and the
majority must make deliberate efforts to earn the trust of the minority.
In our respective states, a governor of a majority Muslim state must
make deliberate efforts to be fair and to show love and empathy to the
minority Christian population.
“In the same vein, a governor in a
majority Christian population must make conscious effort to demonstrate
love and empathy for the minority Muslim population. This is the kind of
chapter that is currently being written by Governor Lalong in Plateau
State. Ethno-religious harmony is fast being rebuilt in Plateau State
because of the leadership credentials of Lalong.
“The fairness, justness or otherwise of
any leader, can unite or divide any society. When a segment perceives a
leader as being unjust, a sense of marginalization builds up and breeds
hatred amongst the mass, kith and kin.
“Naturally, neighbours begin to live in
hate, each side waiting for the slightest opportunity to prove extent of
hatred. The majority must always be large at heart and the minority
must always be fair in acknowledging the realities of numbers. We must
be truthful to ourselves,” he said.
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