President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja that the prosecution of persons who stole national resources will begin in a matter of weeks.

Speaking at a meeting with members of the National Peace Committee led by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar in the Presidential Villa, President Buhari declared that his administration was irrevocably committed to doing all within its powers to break the vicious cycle of corruption, unemployment and insecurity in Nigeria.

“Nigeria has to break this vicious cycle before we can make progress,” Femi Adesina, special adviser on media and publicity, quoted the President as saying.

He added that his administration was diligently getting facts and figures pertaining to the nation’s stolen funds, before proceeding to the prosecution of identified culprits.

President Buhari told Mr. Abdulsalami and members of his committee that the Federal Government, under his leadership, would not only ask for the return of stolen funds stashed in foreign banks, but will also ensure that those who stole the funds are put on trial in Nigeria.

The President also said that as part of its actions to address the national problems it inherited, his administration was reorganising Nigeria’s revenue generating institutions.

The President explained that a single treasury account had been established for all Federal revenue to ensure greater probity, transparency and accountability in the collection, disbursement and utilisation of national funds.

“We have really degenerated as a country. Our national institutions, including the military, which did wonderfully on foreign missions in the past, have been compromised. But we are doing something about it. The military is now retraining and morale has been resuscitated.

“As Petroleum Minister under Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo in the 1970s, I could not travel abroad until I had taken a memo to the Federal Executive Council asking for estacode. Now, everybody does what he wants.

“That is why security-wise and economically, we’re in trouble,” President Buhari told his guests, adding that those who have stolen the national wealth “will be in court in a matter of weeks and Nigerians will know those who have short-changed them.”

Mr. Abubakar and members of his committee urged the Federal Government to be guided by the rule of law in its fight against corruption.

Members of the National Peace Committee who accompanied Gen Abubakar on the visit were Matthew Hassan Kukah, a Catholic bishop; Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto; Cardinal John Onaiyekan; Ayo Oritsejafor, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria and Nicholas Okoh, an archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria.

Others were Justice Rose Ukeje (rtd); Prof Ameze Guobadia; Vanguard Newspaper Publisher, Sam Amuka; Priscilla Kuye, Senator Ben Obi; Yunusa Tanko, and Arthur-Martin Aginam.

The National Peace Committee, formed before the 2015 general elections, was granted permission by the President to transform to a National Peace Council.

source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/188199-buhari-serves-notice-says-trial-of-those-who-stole-public-funds-set-to-begin.html

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am enjoying this abeg is kirikiri ready


The next four years that's 2019 am using my head eyes hands and every part of my body to vote my sai buhari for second term and if he continues this way we will use third tenure obj failed to get to do my sai buhari as jara

We're waiting sir,the earlier u start, the better for us concerned Nigerians. Make sure you have enof evidence u ground to nail them Sir. Carry go,Nigerians are Solidly behind you.
Sai Baba!

Ok

we're watching, i hope obasanjo and Tinubu names dey for the list......

Confirmed. Public funds Naim dem use de denge pose .

Ride on my guy.

Long over due

If you stole, please return the loot before the long arm of the law catches your balls.

Someone please tell Deziani I wish her quick recovery but she needs to return the dollars to baba.

ok

good
pls build a special 5ftX5ft cell for the otueke man he did too much damage

WILL, WILL, WILL, WILL, WILL....

Make sense!