President Muhammadu Buhari has
said he remained resolute in the war against corruption and would want to be
remembered for that.
Nigerian leader was speaking after the India-Africa
Summit, which concluded in New Delhi.
He asked Nigerians not to be afraid of the fight
against corruption if they are not corruptly enriching themselves and that they
should inspire him to get whoever had compromised his position and the trust
given to him.
President Buhari whose administration has security,
economy and the fight against corruption major
focus and is often bashed for been slow repeated: “They call me baba go slow, but I will go slow and steady”.
focus and is often bashed for been slow repeated: “They call me baba go slow, but I will go slow and steady”.
However, he added that he won’t lose sleep because of
criticism.
Speaking about the racism issue Nigerian leader noted
that it is the state of mind of people, personalities which a nation state
cannot absolutely regulate.
“So I don’t think people should be preoccupied if
somebody says ‘get away you black man’ or whatever,” he added.
When the president was absent in the country the
Senate had been polarized following his choice of ministers.
The PDP and the APC senators were sharply divided
over one of Buhari’s ministerial appointees, Rotimi Amaechi.
On the confirmation of ministerial nominees, Buhari
said he would cut down the number of ministries so as to be able to pay
salaries.
While speaking about the deadline in crushing the
insurgents the president said that the target was to get rid of the Boko Haram
and not about meeting deadline.
On its part, India said it had set aside over $10
billion grant for African countries.
Watch the interview: https://youtu.be/T5XcBu_fKf4
President Buhari praised the investors and assured
Indians and the international community of his government’s commitment to
sustaining efforts aimed at making Nigeria an envy of all.
The Nigerian Senate has concluded the screening of
ministerial nominees sent to it by President Buhari yesterday on October 28.
The presidential source has disclosed that the inauguration of
ministers-designate will take place on Wednesday.
Nigerian president is expected
back today after the four-day working visit to India.
Source: Naij.com
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