OUR ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHT IS NOT A WITCH-HUNT – MUHAMMADU BUHARI

ABUJA, Nigeria – President Muhammadu Buhari todayl said that the goal of his administration is to bring about the protection of public trust, stressing that the anti-corruption war is at the centre, and that the war was never intended and neither was it engaged in witch-hunt but that government is determined within the laws to call people to account.

The President made the observation where he commissioned the multi-billion Naira, new head office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Abuja.

“The goal of this Administration is to ensure the protection of public trust, and the anti-corruption war is at its centre. We never intended, and we are not engaged in witch-hunts, but we are determined within the laws to call people to account. It is for this reason that we appeal to Nigerians to support regulatory agencies like Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, because fighting corruption is everyone’s concern”, he said, and called on the Judiciary and the National Assembly to join hands in this national effort.

He noted that quite a number of nations are signifying interest to help Nigeria tighten their laws and enter into agreements with Nigeria to repatriate not only stolen funds but to make the culprits face due process of law.

“We are committed to working with our foreign friends to stop the inflow of stolen funds from Nigeria into their countries and recovering what is there already. These assets, when repatriated will be put to building our infrastructure”, he said.

Earlier, Acting Chairman EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu noted that among those the agency has been able to convict, was a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN) and that the agency has recorded successes in its recovery efforts.