The president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has said that one way to fight corruption in Nigeria is for citizens to live within their means.

He added that as long as Nigerians want to live flamboyantly, corruption would continue to thrive.

Buhari said this in an interview with the national broadcaster, NTA on Thursday.

When asked about the new leadership of the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and how the fight against corruption had been revamped, Buhari said, “The problem of corruption is a continuous one for a developing country like Nigeria. People have to accept living within their means. As long as people don’t want to live within their means, so long will corruption be with us.”(sic)

Speaking further, the retired general said, “The best way is funding by departments, ministries and especially by states. Now, look at local governments in this country, the third tier of government, it is getting less and less effective and they are supposed to be the most effective because they deal with bottom-up especially when it comes to education, healthcare, which are the basic things for the majority of Nigerians.

“Nigeria must conserve resources to give education and healthcare to the needy.”

Buhari had in the last two days been interviewed on national TV where he spoke on issues affecting the country, from insecurity to economy, state policing and more.



-Anti-corruption fight-
Fighting corruption was been a major campaign point of the Buhari’s regime from its inception and had been repeated over the year. However, stakeholders have varied thoughts on the success of the anti-corruption fight.


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Ok

See this idiot . Why didn't you tell this to Zahra and Yusuf before placing them in sensitive positions that are filled with financial gains ? Old fool

Buhari always love shifting blame!

But na you they receive pension as soldier

Pension as retired head of state

Pension as governor

Salary as president


Salary and loot as petroleum minister

Tueeehhh! This man ehhh!
Yet you keep borrowing from China.
President isonu.

Buhari friend of Nigerians

Says d man who flies to the UK to recharge his batteries every now and then

I support bubu on this one....

Nonsense and useless yahoo boys, agric investor scammers, yahoo pastors and real estate bastards should live within their means and stop making their victims cry blood, this also applied to lotto and betnaija drug addicts y'all better live within your means and stop using the soup money that should be given to ur wife instead of beating her to gamble

Tell that to the ones who live flamboyantly.
the poor don't need to hear this because they are already living below their means.
This economy is really making it a lot harder for the poor.