As part of the ongoing reform of several strata
of the Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has
disclosed that ministers won’t be having the
luxury of awarding contracts or getting corrupt
in how contracts are awarded.
Speaking with journalists in Washington DC
during his four-day visit to the United States,
Buhari said ministers would no longer have
power to award contracts.
In his words, ‘I have already acted to remove
political control over awarding of contracts away
from ministers, who use them to get political
favours and kickbacks,’
In furtherance, the president disclosed that the
introduction of a new system of plea bargaining
to encourage looters of the government money
and oil thieves to return the people’s stolen
commonwealth. »
‘I will introduce a new system of plea bargain,
that will allow those who have stolen assets and
funds to return them – but if they do not take
that opportunity we will pursue them through
the courts.’
Noting that corruption is one of the top issues
facing Nigeria, Buhari disclosed further that his
government is taking several steps to end the
menace.
‘Corruption is one of the top three issues facing
Nigeria, along with insecurity and
unemployment. We must act to kill corruption or
corruption will kill Nigeria. I am determined to
lead that fight.
‘My government is already taking several steps
to cut out the cancer of corruption that has been
eating away at the state for so long.
‘We are reorganizing the existing plethora of
anti-corruption bodies into single powerful
agency that will have the focus, power and
budget to clamp down on corruption at the
federal and state levels,’ the president told
journalists.
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