Corrupt govt worse than armed robbery – Buhari

The presidential candidate of the
All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said
that a currupt government is worse
than armed robbery.
“I believe that a bad and corrupt
government is a much danger to
national security as armed robbers,
kidnappers and terrorists. I want to
commend our armed forces for
their recent successes over the
Boko Haram.” Buhari said.
He spoke at an APC’s Town Hall
meeting on security, held at the
Barcelona Hotel, Abuja, on
Wednesday.
He explained that by his training
and experience, the concept of
security must be holistic.
According to him, it goes beyond
having the best Police Force and
the military; it involves sound
economic management which
includes zero tolerance for
corruption as well as leadership by
example.
The ex-military ruler stressed that
the safety and welfare of all citizens
which he said was the primary
purpose of government anywhere
in the world, could be better
pursued and achieved when the
right government is in place.
Buhari said, “The total security
concept reflects directly on
improving the quality of the lives of
our people and rebuilding the
economy.
“Even if we have the best police,
we will not be able to guarantee
total security as long as 53 per cent
of our youths remain unemployed
and 70 per cent of our people are
living below the poverty line.
“These are all the issues that my
party and myself are committed to.
It is along this line that we have
promised a regretting plan for the
North East of Nigeria. It is based on
ensuring that never again will our
country experience the type of
human tragedy currently going on
in that part of the country.”
He explained that during his short
stint as military head of state, he
increased Nigeria’s refineries from
one with a capacity to refine 50,000
barrel per day to four with refining
capacity of 450,000 barrel per day
without borrowing a single kobo
from anywhere.
The APC presidential candidate also
explained how he resisted foreign
and domestic pressures to devalue
the Naira and remove subsidy on
petroleum products in December
1983.
He challenged anybody who had
contrary information about this to
come out and tell Nigerians.