Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he gave a loan of N300million to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from privatisation proceeds to commence activities when the anti-graft agency was set up.

He also said one of the ways to tackle corruption is to reduce the personal relationship between individuals in the public and private sectors.

He stated this on Wednesday night when he featured on ‘The Candidates’, a presidential town hall co-production between Daria Media and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), with support from the MacArthur Foundation and anchored by Kadaria Ahmed.

Speaking on how he hopes to fight corruption, Atiku stressed that he would embrace prevention measures as well as punitive measures.

His words: “There is need for us to go by the adage of the English saying, which states ‘Prevention is better than cure’. We can keep it going side by side — punitive measures and prevention measures — and my point is that we should be able to introduce technology in our public service and even in the private sector, so the relationship with the members of the public and private is not personal.

“I made an example of the United Arab Emirates, whose citizens are not as educated as Nigerians, and hereby introduced technology amongst the public sector. They have virtually eliminated corruption. I want to automate the public sector and make sure the contact that brings about corruption is eliminated. When you eliminated that, you would have reduced corruption to the barest minimum.”

On the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as ensuring that corrupt public officials are not shielded from being prosecuted, even if they were his friends, he continued: “My quarrel with the judicial system is that there is too much delay, if we can shuttle the delay so that justice is being set out immediately, the better for us.

“Looking at the legislature and the procedure in dealing with the judiciary, you know that the cases we initiated during our administration are still in court. Where is the justice there? We set up the EFCC. I, in particular, brought the piece of drafting regulation from Brazil, and it was based on that draft, legislation was crafted. When it was eventually passed by the National Assembly, the EFCC did not even have the money in the budget to start the operation. I borrowed them N300million from the privatisation proceeds and I said ‘you better get to work’.

“The following year when there was budgetary allocation; they repaid the money. So I believe the period that it takes, most of the convictions that you are hearing today were cases from our administration.”

realmedia:
The 10 year challenge has really exposed a lot.

We've seen Muslim scholars change their looks entirely and ditch the hijab. Now, a lady who was a viral meme as a child a few years back has released her latest photo and she has really come a long way.

See her recent photo below.


via https://onecornergizt..com/2019/01/remember-this-girl-that-was-viral-meme.html

Hold firmly to the rope of Allah | Quran 3:103

¤And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (death) | Al-Hijr 15:99

¤Do what is beautiful. Allah loves those who do what is beautiful | Surah Baqarah 2:195

¤Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of Supplication | Quran 14:30

¤And Allah is the best of providers | Surah Al- Jumu’ah Ayah 11

¤Indeed, Prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing | Al-Quran 29:45 “and He is with you wherever you are” | Quran 57:4

¤O Mankind, Indeed we have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is knowing and acquainted | The Quran 49:13

Allah (SWT) does not
burden a soul beyond that it
can bear | Surah Baqarah (2:286)


¤So verily, with the hardship,
there is relief. Verily, with
the hardship, there is relief | Surah al-
Inshirah (94:5-6)


¤So be patient. Indeed, the
promise of Allah is truth | Surah Ar-Rum (30:60)


¤Our Lord! Forgive me and
my parents, and (all) the
believers on the Day when
the reckoning will be
established | Surah Ibrahim (14:41)


¤We will test you in fear,
hunger, loss of wealth, life
and fruit, but give glad
tidings to the patient | Surah Al-
Baqarah (2:155)


¤Indeed, the first house [of
worship] established for
mankind was that at
Makkah – blessed and a
guidance for the worlds | Surah Ali ‘Imran 3:96


¤And ask for forgiveness of
your Lord and repent to
Him. Indeed, my Lord is
merciful and loving | Quran 11:90


¤Indeed, Allah is with those
who fear Him and those
who are doers of good | The Holy Quran 16:128

CastedDude:
Two young men were severely dealt with by a traditional ruler after committing an offence in Zamfara state. According to reports, the duo were nabbed for allegedly stealing and rather than hand them over to the police or allow them to go free, they were handed over to the traditional ruler who decided to treat them in his own way.

The men were tied as the aged monarch flogged both of them mercilessly, leaving them in tears.

Other residents in the community looked while the public punishment was going on.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/08/traditional-ruler-flogs-young-men-for-allegedly-stealing-in-zamfara.html

Beremx:
They probably met at TVC station today. Both were featured on different shows on the station. Teddy A on Wake up Nigeria and Yobo on YourView.


I watched both shows this morning

lalasticlala mynd44

bedspread:
Just imagine.... dt guy should be sponsored to a the companies that assemble things like that Anywhere in the world

bedspread:
Great Stuff From that Young Chap...

All the Nigerian Government or the Nigerian Army should do is to sponsor that guy to a Technical School anywhere in the World where his Skills could be Sharpened.....

Let this guy not just end up here with pics

Mariangeles:
Fly in that helicopter at your own peril

dainformant:
because it's Saudi Arabia...lol

Dankwambo42019:
Earlier today, I met with the North-West Peoples Democratic Party’s delegates and stakeholders in Kaduna.

#GoingBeyondPromises to build a Nigeria that works for all.

blessedvisky:


Where is the proof Biko? I can also say Olakunle Jeremiah is the highest scorer in 2018 Utme with 380 and even create a thread on it, yet it will still be a lie

SIMPLYkush:
ugly photos, I wonder what woman will marry such a flat headed bigot