President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday reiterated his administration’s stance to strictly adhere to the rule of law in the fight against corruption.
This is contained in a statement signed by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu and issued to newsmen in Abuja.
Buhari said the government had not mistreated those standing corruption trials in any ways, adding that the administration would continue to ensure justice and fairness to all.
He said those who abuses public trust would be made to stand justice.
The President thanked Nigerians for supporting the the policies, programmes and actions of the Federal Government aimed at improving security, revamping the economy and combating corruption.
“We should thank God this year; the report I’m getting, which is very pleasing, is that we will have bumper harvest this year.
“I want Nigerians to realise that what this government inherited after 16 years of PDP government was no savings, no infrastructure, no power, no rail, no road and no security.
“Nigerians can see what we have done to Boko Haram and what we are doing to resolve the problem in the Niger Delta,’’ he said.
The president stated that before the 2015 elections, his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) identified three major problems confronting the country.
He said, “the first is security; we need to sufficiently secure our country and to manage it well.
“The second is economy, especially job for the youths and fighting corruption which is continuous.
“For the youths, graduates and non-graduates who are interested in agriculture, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Central Bank are doing something to provide employment for them,’’ he said.
According to the statement, the President is observing this year’s Eid holiday in his native home Daura, Katsina State and billed to return to Abuja after the two-day public holidays.(NAN)