Prior to the assumption of office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari gave the blueprint for his government. His campaign strategy was principally anchored on fight against corruption and the massive looting of the Nigeria’s wealth by political cabals.
As he moved from state to state, he told Nigerians that his government would not condone corruption but would confront it with the last drop of his blood.
And so it was as Buhari stepped into government, he again re-echoed to Nigerians that he is for everyone and for no one. His statement gave hope of a united fight for all Nigerians irrespective of the individual’s tribe or religious affiliation. Even his party bigwigs were agitated at the statement which threw them off balance as it was perceived that Buhari would confront anyone undermining whose ox is gored, all for the unity of Nigeria.
And as he stepped into office, he began a systematic war against the corruption he campaigned against. For one, his government stood on a promise made during electioneering campaigns.
This is very uncommon among Nigerian politicians, most of who make promises only to win the gullible minded and throw the promises into the trash can as soon as they emerge and clinch the seat of power. But this is not so with Buhari.
Buhari said,“corruption is a hydra-headed monster and a cankerworm that undermines the fabric of all societies. It does not differentiate between developed and developing countries. It constitutes a serious threat to good governance, rule of law, peace and security, as well as development programmes aimed at tackling poverty and economic backwardness,”hence it must be fought from all fronts.
President Muhammadu Buhari
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Even the selection of his running mate, Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, was said to be a result of the fact that Osibanjo shared in his view of hatred for corruption and looting.
Osibanjo himself told a gathering of Nigerians that one significant factor that brought two of them together was Buhari’s understanding of his view on corruption and ill-gotten wealth. He said his nomination to be vice president in 2014 was unexpected but his views on corruption played significant role in his teaming up with Buhari to make Nigeria a great country.
Osibanjo expressed optimism over Buhari’s single-minded fight against corruption and indiscipline in governance. He said Buhari fought a serious war against indiscipline in his days as military head of state.
According to him, for the first time, government held corrupt officers accountable.
But 30 years later, providence brought them together to pilot the affairs of a nation at the precipice of economic destruction occasioned by massive looting of the national patrimony by cabals in government.
He explained that in governance, corruption was always so outrageous that it made the majority poor and development impossible. Law and order was always a problem, usually no consequence for wrong-doing and the nation was drifting into the wrong direction with the rich and corrupt becoming richer while the poor and less privileged pining away.
‘’We recognized that our country needed a different set of values; a new way of doing business; an economy that is able to give opportunity to young people to work in their chosen professions and to build strong and profitable businesses. We knew that we had to provide social protection for the poorest and the most vulnerable.
“We recognized that innovation and change will be key, and that we must implement and not just talk about diversification of our economy. So we led our party’s campaign on that single, simple, but profound word, CHANGE! We have a country that is tired of corruption, tired of leadership without values, tired of an economy that is neither designed to accommodate enterprise, nor to create opportunity and wealth for the majority.
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“But in President Muhammadu Buhari, we have leadership and a leader that is prepared to challenge the rotten status quo, one who has said that he is prepared to kill corruption rather than letting it kill us as a nation,”Osibanjo stated.

Who say buhari is fighting corruption. How can a corrupt man fight his kind.

Abeg zero impact

Answer to the Post title = NO

the impact made is still not great. TSA has helped weed ghost workers. but the issue of budget padding shows corruption is still very Much around but buhari has surrounded himself mostly with corrupt ppl hence him saying he's fighting against corrupt is tantamount to noise making

He has arrested his enemies

bullseye90:
the impact made is still not great. TSA has helped weed ghost workers. but the issue of budget padding shows corruption is still very Much around

TSA is the idea of previous government

My Pension for July has up till now 8.30 pm of 31st July not been paid.

PMB has done brilliantly well in fighting corruption and BH insurgency.

Anyone who doubts it needs their brain not only examined but operated on.

Hum

krendo:

TSA is the idea of previous government

but TSA was fully implemented in the current administration.

Though for me he is fighting corruption and one can see through his body language and action but that's not enough because is only fighting corrupt individual and not putting some measures in place such as capital punishment that will serve as detriment to others.

YES!

TSA- some commentators would say it was it was an idea of a lilly-levered past president. Everybody has ideas including the most stupid person on earth.

Prosecution of highly placed individuals- Saraki, Metu, Dokpesi, etc. The popular arguments among the wrong thinking people are: none of the cases has been successfully prosecuted. It is a process. Let's wait and see. The fight is targeted at opposition, what about APC members. That's a fallacy of 'what about you'. It is illogical. Outgoing American Ambassador counselled on same.

A lot of loopholes have been blocked by the finance minister. Ghost workers issue being eradicated. These were alluded to by the Economist few days ago.

The president stood his ground during the budget padding thing. Right thinking Nigerians now appreciate him more going by the revelations from National Assembly.

People are very careful and afraid to steal in this dispensation. Imagine a banker just took his life because he feared public disgrace. That's a bad decision on his part though.

Very very soon by God's grace a full bag of rice, basket of tomatoes made in Nigeria will be sold for a shekel. Only those who believe and support good change will eat out of it.

Continue Baba!

datola:
YES!

TSA- some commentators would say it was it was an idea of a lilly-levered past president. Everybody has ideas including the most stupid person on earth.

Prosecution of highly placed individuals- Saraki, Metu, Dokpesi, etc. The popular arguments among the wrong thinking people are: none of the cases has been successfully prosecuted. It is a process. Let's wait and see. The fight is targeted at opposition, what about APC members. That's a fallacy of 'what about you'. It is illogical. Outgoing American Ambassador counselled on same.

A lot of loopholes have been blocked by the finance minister. Ghost workers issue being eradicated. These were alluded to be the Economist few days ago.

The president stood his ground during the budget padding thing. Right thinking Nigerians now appreciate him more going by the revelations from National Assembly.

People are very careful and afraid to steal in this dispensation. Imagine a banker just too his life because he feared public disgrace. That's a bad decision on his part though.

Very very soon by God's grace a full bag of rice made in Nigeria will be sold for a shekel. Only those who believe and support good change will eat out of it.

Continue Baba!

The president "stood his ground"? If anything, the budget padding saga not only exposed the corruption in the Buhari administration, but equal exposed the confused state of same incompetent administration. Have you forgotten the hundreds of millions for the gate house or the billions allotted to his freaking gym and kitchen?? How about Aso Clinic with a budget that's pretty much the total sum of EVERY FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRES & TEACHING HOSPITALS IN NIGERIA, yet the president flies to London for an ear infection?

orisa37:
My Pension for July has up till now 8.30 pm of 31st July not been paid.

don't worry....

DropShot:
PMB has done brilliantly well in fighting corruption and BH insurgency.

Anyone who doubts it needs their brain not only examined but operated on.

Wat a funny fellow you are MR man, Buhari has done well in fighting corruption, when he is only interested in fighting opposition members, who are exposing his govt, why is it so difficult for people like Fahola/Amechi/ Adulrahman/COAS etc not probed, and Buhari has asked the efcc to throw their files and petition brought against them away.... Buhari has done poorly in the areas of fighting corruption, if he can @ least probe one of his own, the whole world would support him in this fight against corruption, but he is one sided till date.

DropShot:
PMB has done brilliantly well in fighting corruption and BH insurgency.

Anyone who doubts it needs their brain not only examined but operated on.

Maybe we have to start with the operation of your brain, what Buhari is doing is not fighting corruption, but going after his enemies, stealing and whatever name you call it is till going on in the country even in his Govt, when. You say you want to fight corruption in Nigeria it means people perceptions on doing things will change from what they used to do before, they must ensure the right thing is done, no collecting of money by police on check point, no more bribing to get contracts, we must ensure we shift from the way things are done before to doing the right thing, no sorting to see someone in the ministry, no more sorting in the university, we have to shift entirely from that way.

But what we see now is still the same, he only went after few politicians and you call that fighting corruption, na you go, go theatre for operations

Yeye govt Mr fantastically govt president is d worst in corruption using corruption as an excuse 2 loot n destroy d nation

Buhari is a thief like other politician... They are just there for their selfish reasons... Awon ole...

Wait, what corruption is the crooked old man fighting actually? ??

I was here.

datola:
YES!

TSA- some commentators would say it was it was an idea of a lilly-levered past president. Everybody has ideas including the most stupid person on earth.

Prosecution of highly placed individuals- Saraki, Metu, Dokpesi, etc. The popular arguments among the wrong thinking people are: none of the cases has been successfully prosecuted. It is a process. Let's wait and see. The fight is targeted at opposition, what about APC members. That's a fallacy of 'what about you'. It is illogical. Outgoing American Ambassador counselled on same.

A lot of loopholes have been blocked by the finance minister. Ghost workers issue being eradicated. These were alluded to by the Economist few days ago.

The president stood his ground during the budget padding thing. Right thinking Nigerians now appreciate him more going by the revelations from National Assembly.

People are very careful and afraid to steal in this dispensation. Imagine a banker just took his life because he feared public disgrace. That's a bad decision on his part though.

Very very soon by God's grace a full bag of rice, basket of tomatoes made in Nigeria will be sold for a shekel. Only those who believe and support good change will eat out of it.

Continue Baba!

what he said
Although we will not know till next dispensation whether opposition party will probe apc