BEVERLY HILLS, December 7, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that he would not let treasury looters return to power saying those who want to contest against him in 2019 for the Presidency must pass an integrity test.
The President made this known at an interactive session with community leaders and stakeholders at the Coronation Hall of the Kano Government House to round off his two-day visit to the state.
The President called on the opposition to be ready to respond to questions from Nigerians on how they governed for 16 years without genuine development.
“Those who ruled Nigeria without vision and looted the nation’s treasury are the same people boasting that they will displace the APC government and return to office,” he declared.
“We will wait and see, if they think Nigerians are ignorant. They have the guts of declaring their intention to reclaim office.
“Public office holders involved in sharp malpractices would incur the wrath of God.
“Those assigned into public positions of trust were mortals, they will transit and appear before their creator to answer for the misdeeds carried out while holding forth the position entrusted in their care by the populace.
“It is infuriating that those tasked with the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria were detected to be engaged in criminal acts.
“Diplomatic passports, huge amount of foreign and local currencies were found in the possession of a judge; how does this sound?
“From 1999 to 2014, Nigeria exported over two million barrels of crude oil daily at the cost of 100 USD, the monies realised were squandered and looted. They failed to save for the future and this is where we are today.
“Corruption and corrupt practices have assumed a frightening dimension. The fight against corruption is the most difficult task of the present administration’s agenda since its inception over two year ago.
“All the property recovered from treasury looters will be sold off and the proceeds remitted to the Federal Government’s coffers for use to provide the good things of life for Nigerians.
“Selling off the properties would serve as deterrent to politicians who want to steal.”
