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| Bola Tinubu |
According to the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), the Buhari administration couldn't overlook certain individuals and allegations in its fight against corruption.
According to Tinubu, “What is missing in Nigeria is lack of patriotism, dedication to God and to our people.
"It is part of nation’s development. We cannot overlook a lot of things. And we cannot personalise a lot of things as if it was vendetta. We have to endure and be patient as we look for justice, equity and a balanced society.”
Expressing support for building strong institutions, Tinubu said “If we do not strengthen these institutions, how can they work for the development of the nation? If we fail and result to blackmail, how can the nation reverse the decadence that is perceived in our society?
‘We have to live by example and by our words. We can't be talking about it alone. We have to work it without any iota of blackmail.” he added
Recalling his trial at the CCT, Tinubu said: “It is not what I haven’t personally experienced. I have been through it.
"The second week I left office, I was invited by Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). I went there and answered their questions. Later, I took them to court and I won.”
“If we want people to persevere, from the top to the bottom, we have to demonstrate as leaders that we are very serious about nation building too.
“Our leaders should look compassionately at the suffering masses and create the demand locally and diversify our economy; Go through it at once and have a nation that we will all be proud of; Develop citizenship that will be blind to tribe or ethnicity but believe in character.
“Every day we talk about the potential of this country but where are we? When one looks at a country like India, they don’t have oil but they were able to build an economy for themselves that is thriving today and creating employment for the youths."
Speaking on the importance of education to the nation, the APC leader said, “We want everything free but we have not put emphasis on the training of our youths and retraining of our teachers to put education in forefront of investment that is necessary for this country.
“We still believe that education is the weapon against poverty. And to achieve it, we have to rededicate ourselves and make those sacrifices in order to lift the country out of poverty,” Tinubu said.
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