Anti-Corruption, Insecurity: Northern elders score Buhari high

 Elder statesmen in the northern part of the country under the auspices of the Consultative Assembly of the Concerned Northern Patriots (CACNP) have commended President Buhari on his anti-corruption fight and his quest to combat the spate of insecurity in the country. President Buhari In a communique signed by Alhaji Muhammadu Gwaska, a former acting chairman of Federal Character Commission (FCC), the elders scored President Buhari high, saying under him, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies have been revitalized and made more credible The communique reads in part, “Recall also that President Muhammadu Buhari had pledged to eliminate corruption, provide security of life and property of the citizenry throughout the country, as well as an undiluted resolve to bring to an end the insurgency activities that had threatened the lives and property of the people of the north east part of the country. You are mindful also, of the President’s determination to decisively tackle the ailing economy to bring to life with the ultimate aim of creating jobs to eliminate unemployment and poverty. He said many Nigerians no doubt expected the President to hit the ground running upon assumption of office but it became clear that President Buhari had underestimated the rot that he found on the ground on assumption of office. He said, “Contrary to his expectations, the President met a virtually empty treasury and found an unprecedented level of corruption in the political and bureaucratic system that was beyond his imagination. This situation created some initial delays in his swift take off that was noticed in the establishment of various structures of government. “Today, it is fourteen months since President Buhari took over the mantle of leadership of the federal republic of Nigeria. And government in the areas of fighting corruption and economic management has greatly improved. Nigerians ae beginning to realize that Buhari’s emergence is the best thing that has happened to this country since independence. “In the war against corruption, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies have been revitalized and made more credible, and various cases of corruption are at various levels of investigation or prosecution.” Speaking on the issue of security, he said it is common knowledge that Boko Haram has been degraded and dislodged in the various local governments they had held in the north east. He said the sporadic bombings that were experienced in parts of the north east and some parts of North West and north central have stopped. He said, “as patriots who would want to see development and harmony in this country, we would implore president Buhari to continue to be the listening president that he is and look into genuine complaints from members of his party and Nigerians in general in order to discourage infiltration of spoilers in the rank of his party and government”