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Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by Nobody: 9:57am On May 16, 2018
this man is still living in 1985
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by billyG(m): 10:03am On May 16, 2018
That is a good 1,yur distractor shall b put 2 shame.
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by penearth(m): 10:04am On May 16, 2018
Well done my president. Its only those that has corruption roots won't allow u back in 2019. A core Muslim fights corruption so also a core Christian. Corruption will definitely fights back. Can we allow the evil to triumph over good. God forbid!!!!!!
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by DonBenny77(m): 10:07am On May 16, 2018
The mistake IBB made was to spare your life


Vegetable president
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by AnanseK(m): 10:09am On May 16, 2018
Carry on Baba till 2023 , we are behind you. Don’t mind the noisy Igbos and wailers. They are ignorant and insignificant.

Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by Hakeemalao: 10:09am On May 16, 2018
he will still faith 4 d second time because u never faith corrupt people inside ur govt so he we still faith all u and dat stupit magu
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by Nobody: 10:12am On May 16, 2018
Paperwhite:
Guess it's the same corruption that you've also been fighting in the past three years undecided
And what about the 53 suitcases containing money brought into Nigeria by the father of your then ADC-Maj.Mustapha Jokolo via the MMIA unchecked
Rather you were jailed for thyee years because of your super-cluelessness as IBB waited for the engine room of your then miserable government-Idiagbon to leave the scene before putting an end to your foolishness.
It remains to your disgrace that Babangida who plotted the Dec.31st.1983 coup that brought Buhari to power is the same fella that did that of August 27th.1985 to effortlessly oust this catastrophic failure out of our national life.
bcus he didn't allow the sharing of the national cake. I can see you re among the ten million voters. cry me hell.
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by AnanseK(m): 10:12am On May 16, 2018
The looters of the treasury have sponsored the gullible lazy youths to fight you on NL . Carry on PMB until 2023.

Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by AnanseK(m): 10:15am On May 16, 2018
Buhari is a blessing for Nigeria. The criminals are angry , the looters are not happy and the IPOB Terrorists have no focus.

Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by Nobody: 10:16am On May 16, 2018
post=67599249:

Personal hatred will not make some haters and wailers die before their time sha.
this is not about personal hatred. they are just trying hard to convince themselves that the option they opted for by voting for PDP during the 2015 presidential election is the best option
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by Nobody: 10:19am On May 16, 2018
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by Nobody: 10:23am On May 16, 2018
dumb story!
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by daveP(m): 10:28am On May 16, 2018
Bubu thinks he is addressing a generation born after 1985..... SMH.

Lai 2

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Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by jaxxy(m): 10:30am On May 16, 2018
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When you fight corruption, corruption fights back...

We sane ones are SOLIDLY behind you PMB.


If buhari can prove how he has effectively fought corruption i will vote for him again!

If only he can Prove dat to Nigerians

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Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by Nobody: 10:44am On May 16, 2018
Foolish Fulani herdsman. Do you know any other vocabulary apart from KWORUPJTION?
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by Nnamdiojukwu: 10:47am On May 16, 2018
Jirate:


Have You Drank Your Favorite Coffee Today? cool
Typical Igbo man,anybody that support pmb is Hausa from north,I will not help you,keep swimming in your ignorance.
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by BlakKluKluxKlan(m): 11:16am On May 16, 2018
Shameless liar.
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by GuntersChain(m): 11:26am On May 16, 2018
where is the civilian ibb that will save naija again from the same man.
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by riches4me(m): 11:34am On May 16, 2018
When they said "corruption will fight back". I never knew it would be to this extent. The situation in which Nigeria is right now is like casting out a legion of demons from a possessed person. The demons will struggle, fight, boast do all sorts. If we miss the exorcism now it might be our last chance.
By the way, you know if you know.

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Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by ejimatic: 11:56am On May 16, 2018
Everybody is entitled to his opininon-There is no perfect government-With available evidence Buhari was overthrown in 1983 because of his anti corruption policies and movement. The military did not like a Peron who was checking their excesses and irregularities-During the military era many officers were drug pushers and cocaine businesses were flourishing- After buhari regime, people began stealing ,money as they wanted. Buhari prevented all these in his short regime-In short he was overhrown because he did not give them freedom to steal and deal with illegal bussiness-Evidently shagari ,babangida, abacha , abdusalam ,obasanjo, yardua and Jonathan's regimes finished Nigeria and gave a enabling environment for stealing, looting of treasury and massive corruption-Their legacies are what we are still battling with now in Nigeria.finally many are not happy with buhari because they know how much they must have stolen by now if he has given them opportunity to do so as they in the past-
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by uruego(f): 12:00pm On May 16, 2018
people are hungary undecided
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by indemnityy: 12:18pm On May 16, 2018
look at Buhari's neck, is like his is bw 40yrs to 45yrs of age. Hmm nowaoo
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by biztip: 12:20pm On May 16, 2018
buhari has not achieved anything in office and still wants a 2nd term
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by bangging(m): 12:21pm On May 16, 2018
2Ebisco:
Senator Iroegbu in Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday vowed to sustain his administration’s anti-corruption war despite the fact that he was detained for three years when he attempted to tackle the problem as military head of state.

Buhari gave this assurance while commissioning the new headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja.

The President, who recounted how he was jailed for three years after his military regime was overthrown, said corruption successfully defeated him at the first attempt.

Buhari, whose military regime jailed several Second Republic politicians for corruption, was overthrown in a palace coup that brought the then Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Babangida, to power. He was then placed under house arrest for several months.

Speaking at the commissioning ceremony Tuesday, he said he would not bow to any form of pressure in his second attempt to tackle corruption in the country.

He said: “My first attempt to fight corruption, corruption fought back successfully. I was detained for three years and only released after my mother died. In spite of that, my objective of fighting corruption remains steadfast.

“War on corruption is not an easy one to fight, because it affects so many different branches of our lives, so much that some people do not even consider breaking trust is anymore a crime. It has become the norm. That is why we must fight this attitude and encourage Nigerians to change their attitudes and perspectives.”

Buhari said throughout his journey in national service and since 2015, he had made a very conscious decision to pursue a vigorous fight against corruption in public life.

He, however, noted that the fight would not be successful without the support of the legislature and judiciary.

The President expressed hope and expectation that the judiciary, which is a critical stakeholder and partner in the war against corruption, would continue to collaborate with the Executive to bring corrupt people to book.

He also called on the Legislature, which provides the legal framework for the anti-corruption war to support the determination of government to rid the nation of the brazen corruption witnessed in recent years, through a review of archaic provisions in the relevant laws.

“I call on the Judiciary and the National Assembly to join hands in this national effort,” he appealed.

The President said that since 2015, his administration had made significant progress in the fight against corruption.

He said anti corruption agencies “have recovered and are still recovering trillions of naira that were stolen in the past few years by people without conscience”.

Speaking further, Buhari said: “Everyone now knows that corrupt officials will be held to account, no matter how long it takes.

“We are pursuing recoveries everywhere and are making sure that anyone who has been found culpable is made to answer for his or her crime under the law.”

Buhari said the goal of his administration was to ensure the protection of public trust, adding that the anti-corruption war is at the centre of that goal.

Debunking claims of persecution, Buhari said “(We) never intended, and we are not engaged in witch-hunts, but we are determined within the laws to call people to account”.

The President called on Nigerians to support agencies like EFCC, adding that fighting corruption is everyone’s concern.

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

He said his government was committed to working with foreign friends to stop the flow of stolen funds from Nigeria into their countries and to recover money already looted.

He said these assets, when repatriated, would be used to build infrastructure.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, in his goodwill message at the ceremony, debunked the picture being painted that “Nigeria is fantastically corrupt” except President Buhari.

Dogara said that the President was not the only corrupt-free Nigerians, adding that there are millions of hardworking and committed citizens equally passionate about the anti-corruption drive.

“Mr. President is not alone in this, he is not the only corrupt-free Nigerian. There are millions of Nigerians who are not corrupt,” he said.

The speaker while commending the President and EFCC for the new headquarters, called for further training of staff and improvement in their welfare packages so as to shield them from “temptations”.

Earlier, the Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, said the building was both historic and a mark of legacy for generations to come.

Magu explained that in the fight against corruption, the increasing cost of economic crime made it inevitable to expand their scope of operations.

“What we have here today is a world class edifice that can stand side by side with the best in the world. The office complex is built to accommodate 700 staff with a fully equipped forensic laboratory and medical centre,” he explained.

Magu further said, “there is no hiding place for corrupt officials”, adding that the agency under his leadership has secured 486 convictions including that of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

He said the commission had also recovered over N500 billion with a promise to intensify the fight against corruption.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/05/buhari-i-was-detained-for-3years-for.html
no be only corruption na copration.
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by Oxalic(m): 12:27pm On May 16, 2018
No!
You were detained for destroying the economy and entrenching corruption.

By the way, how can you say you are fighting corruption when your kinsmen Fulani Herdsmen are slaughtering people in large numbers on a daily basis?

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Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by abu99err(m): 12:48pm On May 16, 2018
SalamRushdie:


He was never detained for three years for fighting corruption he was detained because he was overthrown for gross incompetence by his own contemporaries

DO YOU DETAIN PEOPLE FOR GROOS INCOMPITENCE?
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by balowo(m): 12:53pm On May 16, 2018
Stop lying to me

Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by SalamRushdie: 12:56pm On May 16, 2018
abu99err:


DO YOU DETAIN PEOPLE FOR GROOS INCOMPITENCE?


Do you also detain people for fighting corruption? Come on he was detained because he was overthrown period and not because he fought corruption
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by abu99err(m): 2:55pm On May 16, 2018
SalamRushdie:


Do you also detain people for fighting corruption? Come on he was detained because he was overthrown period and not because he fought corruption

SO WHY WAS HE OVERTHROWN?
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by SalamRushdie: 3:00pm On May 16, 2018
abu99err:


SO WHY WAS HE OVERTHROWN?
He was overthrown because he was incompetent just like he is today
Re: Buhari: I Was Detained For 3years For Fighting Corruption by abu99err(m): 3:33pm On May 16, 2018
SalamRushdie:
He was overthrown because he was incompetent just like he is today

OH! I SEE! SO IT HAS NOTING TO DO HIM FIGHTING CORRUPTION AND BEING UNCOMPROMISING?............................ JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS THOUGH, WAS THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY MANAGED BETTER BY THE COUP PLOTERS?, DID THE COUP PLOTERS FIGTH CORRUPTION?

AND LASTLY DO YOU THINK NIGERIA HAS A CORRUPTION PROBLEM AND SOLUTIONS WOULD YOU PROFER?

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