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Mr Tinubu mentioned the student loan scheme, an increase in the minimum wage, and the removal of petrol subsidies as efforts to prevent corruption.

President Bola Tinubu said on Monday that his government is committed to fighting corruption, and one way it is doing that is by implementing mechanisms to prevent it from happening.

Mr Tinubu mentioned the student loan scheme, an increase in the minimum wage, and the removal of petrol subsidies as efforts to prevent corruption.

The president spoke in his first Presidential Media Chat in Lagos.

“Pay them good and living wages,” President Tinubu said, referencing the recent increase in the minimum wage from N35,000 to N70,000.

“To me, that is anti-corruption. If I can add more, giving more money to the states and local governments level, we are addressing corruption directly.”

President Tinubu mentioned that he has been transparent with his earnings by adopting the practice of publishing monthly revenue figures.


Meeting people needs will reduce corruption

President Tinubu defended his controversial removal of the fuel subsidy, describing it as a necessary step to reduce corruption and stabilize the economy.

“Meet the people’s needs, help the people with their education of their children,” President Tinubu said, noting that over 60 per cent of Nigerians are now benefiting from tuition fee allowances through the student loan scheme.

The president argued that fuel subsidies had long enabled smuggling and rent-seeking, with Nigeria inadvertently subsidising fuel consumption in neighbouring countries.

President said that by removing the subsidies, the government has closed loopholes that were draining the nation’s resources.

“The Nigerian economy had remained anaemic for decades because of many misalignments,” he explained.

“We made the painful decision to remove fuel subsidies and abolish multiple foreign exchange systems, which blocked the greed and profits of smugglers and rent-seekers.”

Though President Tinubu said fuel subsidy removal was a necessity, many Nigerians are still grappling with reality of high prices of food, transportation and other goods and services.

Also, labour unions, civil society organisations, and opposition parties have criticised the policy by demanding a reduction in pump prices, a review of electricity tariffs, and stronger action against corruption in the oil sector.

PREMIUM TIMES reported August protests and also strikes because of frustration over the economic issues caused by the administration policy.

In response to the criticism, President Tinubu said his administration has introduced palliative measures to mitigate the impact of the subsidy removal.

“The society is moving forward by making many gains since its removal through palliative measures,” he said.


EFCC’s recovery of estate

The president also praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its recovery of an Abuja estate with more than 700 houses acquired with proceeds of corruption.

He said his administration’s resolve to block funds leakages in the public sector.

“Block all loopholes where anybody can just get what they want,” he said.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/763317-how-im-fighting-corruption-tinubu.html

How can you fight yourself?

How about really fighting corruption...

By investigating and persecuting corrupt politicians?

Holding corrupt officials accountable for their actions and reforms in the system to ensure transparency and accountability by strengthening institutions?

The measures he listed as "Blocking loopholes" seems reactionary and not proactive!

Fighting or "clowning with" corruption?

So unmet needs was the reason for people stashed funds away for their fifth & sixth generations unborn?

Indeed no house divided against itself can stand.

CodeTemplarr:
Fighting or "clowning with" corruption?

So unmet needs was the reason for people stashing funds away for their fifth & sixth generations unborn?

Indeed no house divided against itself can stand.

Did you read what he said about EFCC in relation this?

Are you guys bots that have been preprogrammed to give similar answers under all subjects?

Do you get paid for clowning around?

EmperorCaesar:
Did you read what he said about EFCC in relation this?

Are you guys bots that have been preprogrammed to give similar answers under all subjects?

Do you get paid for clowning around?

dont mention me alongside idiotic contents. Didnt you read where he pinned corruption on unmet needs? Nonsense.

Very dumb! Minimum wage under Goodluck Jonathan was able to get one a bag of 50kg rice.

Minimum wage under Tinubu can't buy 50kg rice.

See person wey the babablus dey hail as accountant.

Dude doesn't know that he has reduced the purchasing power, devalued naira, which makes 70,000 naira in 2024 lesser than 15,000 naira in 2014. And he's saying it is anticorruption policy.

I can now conclude that this man knows nothing.

The irony...

Corruption is a corruption words

Laughable

See, when a leader is himself swimming in corruption that's the kind of roundabout responses you'll get
.

This was sincerely not an effort to fight corruption.

How does implementing minimum wage of 70,000 a means to fighting corruption, when this wage cannot even feed an individual for one month.

Even nations that pay millions in naira terms as minimum wage, fight corruption more robustly.


The president kept on talking about the future generation and saving for them, unfortunately the current generation can't even feed.

I listened to the president last night, and I am not impressed one bit.

Chief corrupt person , fighting corruption? In what way exactly? I only respect this man because he is elderly, any other thing, nah, he completely lost it from the first day he rigged himself into aso rock.

Sharaap this man

I'm fighting corruption by feeding it till it burst from obesity. The opposition will say otherwise but overfeeding is my strategy.

Clown

Please and please if subsidy removal is an effort to fight corruption, why is the government not prosecuting those who were corrupt with subsidies?

nairalanda1 and the teenage girl naptu2 (who will run to her dairy to cry) please think about this for once!

Casting out belzabug through belzabug This our president na real cruiser

HOW I AM FIGHTING CORRUPTION-A book of empty 365 pages written by Mr. Ahmed Bola Tinubu

Lol… Presido this one no follow abeg, talk another thing. Using black to paint black is a waste of paint and canvas, it’s just like saying INEC chairman accusing Trump of rigging election.

How E sound for your ear as you talk am…

some things are best left unsaid

brain54:
How about really fighting corruption...

By investigating and persecuting corrupt politicians?

Holding corrupt officials accountable for their actions and reforms in the system to ensure transparency and accountability by strengthening institutions?

The measures he listed as "Blocking loopholes" seems reactionary and not proactive!

A thief will not fight corruption.

I was so ashamed with his response to Maope's question urging him to fight corruption
.

God abeg o!

Who do us this thing for Nigeria?

I could remember when minimum wage was 18k under jonathan... you'd buy a bag of rice and other things

When Bihari turned it to 30k

We could buy half bag and ororo

Now with 70k... you'd keep checking your bag if you lost money in the Market.

The masses are suffering.... majority of the governors haven't implemented the minimum wage ...not to talk of private schools.

We're living daily by God's grace.... it's just to exhausting to be an adult in Nigeria.

This guy said he has increased minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000 and that's anti corruption.

Tinubu has to be God's punishment to Nigeria for all our sins. Cause this matter is more than just stupidity.

This man has nothing to offer

brain54:
How about really fighting corruption...

By investigating and persecuting corrupt politicians?

Holding corrupt officials accountable for their actions and reforms in the system to ensure transparency and accountability by strengthening institutions?

The measures he listed as "Blocking loopholes" seems reactionary and not proactive!

You wan close his government

Islie:
Mr Tinubu mentioned the student loan scheme, an increase in the minimum wage, and the removal of petrol subsidies as efforts to prevent corruption.




https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/763317-how-im-fighting-corruption-tinubu.html

Baba is fighting corruption in a system where those who stole billions are paying 500 million fine are roaming free. But someone who stole fowl was sentenced to death if not for the state government's intervention.

Talk about sanitizing the Judiciary and the Executives, then we will believe your corruption fighting course

With this level of poverty u have set the country.alleviating poverty is a fairy tale Mr president!

With the tone of poverty u set the country Mr president alleviating corruption is a thing of fairy tale

I didn't watch the media chat...

But going by these snippets it seems very empty.


And I saw some comments singing his praise earlier.

I guess the bar has been dropped so low hence the acceptance such mediocrity!

This public criminal number one has 0 shame

Peter Obi will fight it sincerely