The Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed that the President Muhammadu Buhari – led administration has recovered over N800bn of the country’s looted fund in its fight against corruption.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja challenged those who think the administration’s anti-corruptions war is waning to dare the law and face the consequences.
He also lambasted the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for calling for the resignation of President Buhari, insisting that the administration’s anti-corruption war was very much on track.
He said: “Anyone who disagrees that the anti-corruption fight is alive and well is free to dare us.
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“Many, especially naysayers, have misinterpreted these developments as a sign that the administration’s fight against corruption is waning. The main opposition PDP has latched on to the developments to call for the resignation of Mr President, a call that is nothing but infantile!
“Let me state here and now that the fight against corruption, a cardinal programme of this administration, is alive and well. President Muhammadu Buhari, the African Union’s Anti-Corruption Champion, who also has an impeccable reputation globally, remains the driver of the fight and no one, not the PDP, under whose watch Nigeria was looted dry, can taint his image or reverse the gains of the fight.
“This administration’s fight against corruption is as strong as ever, and we have the records to back up this claim.
“This administration has recorded over 1,400 convictions, including high profile ones, and recovered funds in excess of N800bn, not to talk of forfeiture of ill-gotten properties. This is no mean feat.”
