Former Head of State, Gen.Muhammadu 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.
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