My government will punish corrupt officials, Buhari insists

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div trbidi='on' style='text-align: left;' dir='ltr'><br /><table style='margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;' class='tr-caption-container' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' align='center'><br /><tbody><br /><tr><br /><td style='text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1uadETs" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="250" src="http://ift.tt/1uadETs" width="400"/> </a> </td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td style='text-align: center;' class='tr-caption'>Buhari</td><br /></tr><br /></tbody><br /></table><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday said any public official who betrayed the trust of Nigerians and illegally enriched himself under his administration would be made to face the full wrath of the law.</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>He promised Nigerians that there would be no hiding place for corrupt elected officials, including governors and all other government officials in his administration.</div><br /><p><a id="more" name="more"> </a> </p><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>Buhari gave the assurance at the presidential rally held at the Pantami International Stadium, Gombe.</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>He said, “We must do away with corruption as well as develop the Nigerian economy, if we are elected into office by the grace of God, any elected official that is elected or appointed to serve under me must be transparent, because if any of them embezzles public funds, he will face the consequences.”</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>The presidential hopeful also promised to boost electricity supply in all parts of the country. He also pledged to revive moribund industries in order to address unemployment.</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>“Our youths are suffering and walking round the streets without employment but we will strive to make them gainfully employed, so as to disengage them from vices that can destroy their future,” Buhari stated.</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>The APC presidential candidate said he would also look into ways of collaborating with advanced countries to revamp the agricultural sector. He said schools would also be given a facelift and qualified teachers would be recruited.</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>Also speaking at the rally, the National Chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, called on the Nigerian public to vote massively for the APC in the forthcoming elections to guarantee progress and development.</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>He urged all party faithful to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards so as to have the opportunity to elect candidates of their choice.</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>The party’s leader in Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, described Buhari as the architect of change.</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>He urged all supporters of the party to vote out the Peoples Democratic Party by turning out in large number on election days and also defend their votes by ensuring that the votes were counted in their presence.</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>The governorship candidate of the party in the state, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, expressed optimism that the APC would win elections in Gombe State come February 14 and 28.</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'>The Gombe APC Presidential rally, which was the 34th in the series, was well attended and it ended peacefully.</div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'> </div><br /><div style='clear: both;' class='separator'><a href="http://ift.tt/1xiXd26">Punch</a> </div><br /></div><br /></div>

My government will punish corrupt officials, Buhari insists

Buhari The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday said any public officia...

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