President Muhammadu Buhari on
Friday flagged off his campaign for re-election in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, with a
promise not to fail Nigerians.
“I assure you that you will not
regret trusting us,” Mr Buhari said from the stage, where he stood with other
leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to address the large crowd at
the 30,000-capacity Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.
“We are going to secure this
country, we are going to manage it properly. We are going to stop corruption,”
the president said.
Mr Buhari said his campaign in
2015 was anchored on security, economy, and anti-corruption fight, and that his
administration has done fairly well in these areas.
He said Boko Haram was in control
of 17 local government areas in Borno and Yobe before he was elected president
in 2015, but that the terrorist organisation was no longer in control of any
local government area in the country.
He said Boko Haram was now focused
on recruiting and indoctrinating young men and women, and sending them out as
suicide bombers to blow up soft targets like markets, churches, and mosques.
“I assure you that eventually, we
are going to clear them off from our country,” President Buhari said.
The president said, through the
effort of his administration, the country has regained food security.
On his administration’s war
against corruption, President Buhari said he has learned to do things
differently, compared with when he was a young military ruler.
“When I was around in uniform and
much younger, I arrested from the president, the vice president, the governors,
the ministers, I told them that they were guilty until they can prove
themselves innocent.
“When I came into agbada, I
decided to follow the system. Those who are corrupt would be investigated and
prosecuted.
“We are doing that and we will
not stop.
“I assure you we have collected
properties, we have collected cash, and we have gone back to single treasury
account – all monies are going into government purse with one account which
means it can be traced and accounted for.
“Nigerians will be informed from
time to time how much we have recovered and from who and how we are going to
use it to develop this country.”
The president thanked the people
of Akwa Ibom and others in the South-south for coming out to welcome him in
Uyo.
President Buhari was accompanied
to Uyo by the APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, a national leader of the
party, Bola Tinubu, and some of the APC governors, including Rochas Okorocha of
Imo State.
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