President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday appealed to Nigerians, irrespective of their political or ethnic affiliations, to form a united front against corrupt practices in the society.
The President, who made the appeal when he hosted members of the All Progressive Congress to the breaking of fast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, reiterated that
“if we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria.”He also enjoined members of the APC to drop their differences or influence in order for the party to achieve its campaign promises to Nigerians.
According to him, the APC-led administration is determined to fulfill all the three basic promises of addressing security, economy/employment and corruption, which it made in its manifesto.
“No matter the level you are, drop your influence so that we can help achieve the manifesto – security, economy, employment and corruption- because if we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria.
“We have to ensure that people we bring forward are those that will move the society forward,” he said. “At no stage was the decision taken by chance, it was all deliberate.
“The leaders of the parties felt the only way to wrest power from the PDP was for us to come together.
“I, in particular, was scared after previous failures of the elections of 2003, 2007 and 2011.
“We dissolved our various parties to form APC, then we applied to INEC, for once I was grateful to INEC.
“We had gone with nine people to INEC to apply and INEC advised us that we needed at least 25 people to form a political party.
“We were able to go back and raised 35 members across the country and then successfully registered the party.
“INEC then informed the federal government that we have met the requirements hence we cannot be denied registration.
“Many doubting Thomases said merger had never succeeded in Nigeria but here we are.
“I went into this long explanation so that you will appreciate how far we have come and for a society as ours, if we respect the constitution, then all the greed and problems will be a thing of the fast.”In his remarks, Tinubu, who spoke on behalf of the party members, frowned at the insinuation in some quarters that the Buhari’s administration was too slow.
He said the APC-led administration could not clean the “16 years mess of the PDP in 30 days.”
Tinubu described the APC as an Armoured Personnel Carrier, saying it represented the diversity of Nigeria.
He thanked President Buhari for bringing together people of various backgrounds, regardless of religious affiliations, to break the fast with him..
“We believe this diversity will continue to propel us to economic growth under your leadership,” he said.
President Buhari's 'Son' Arrested For Defrauding Unsuspecting Nigerians
A statement from the FCT SARS say the suspect has continuously promised to secure contracts for his victims from the president, saying he had made billions of naira through this illicit venture.
He was also dropping names of top politicians and businessmen to convince his victims, often wielding superimposed photos of himself with the president and other top politicians.
The statement reads:
“He mostly approached big contractors, who were desperate to see the president or any of the governors. He would put fake calls across to the supposed politicians in the presence of his victims and convince them to book appointments.
From there, he would demand that the politician’s security officials needed to be settled with huge amounts of money before the contractor would be granted audience with the president or the governor.”
But the fake president's son ran into troubled waters when a duped contractor, after waiting for many weeks without getting to see the president as promised by the hoodlum, reported his ordeal to the police, complaining that after collecting lots of money from him, the scammer was yet to take him to the president.
To the surprise of the police operatives, the suspect turned out to be a criminal who has been on their wanted list for similar offences in the past.
The Police Public Relations Officer for the FCT command, Anjuguri Manzah, confirmed the story, saying that acting on a tipoff, SARS operatives arrested the suspect on Saturday, July 4, at about 2 am.
“The truth is that the suspect had defrauded so many people. To perfect his act, he paraded himself as the son of the president. Three Mercedez Benz and one Peugeot 406 cars were recovered from him as exhibits."
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