President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the corruption he met when he assumed office was ‘unbelievable’, adding that it was ‘turning into a culture’.
He made rhis assertion on Thursday when he received the letter of credence of the United States ambassador to Nigeria, William Stuart Symington, at the state house.
In a statement by the President’s media aide, Femi Adesina, Buhari said: “When I was invited to the G-7 meeting after my inauguration on May 29, 2015, I thought I was going to be an observer at the meeting, but without prompting, I was asked to brief the leaders on the security situation in Nigeria, and I did. Since then, we have received support in training and military hardware, and I hope we have not disappointed.
“The corruption we met at personal and institutional levels was unbelievable. Corruption was turning into a culture. After we came in, people started realising the truth”.
Buhari told the US ambassador that his administration was still determined to continue investigation and prosecution of corrupt persons in the country as “Nigeria will either kill corruption or corruption will kill Nigeria in the long run”.
The president stated that the years of mishandling of the economy at a period of financial prosperity affected the economy, making it more challenging to create employment for the youths and improve the livelihood of many Nigerians.
“It has not been easy for another party to come in and get things done properly, especially with the new economic reality of $37 per barrel of oil, against the $100 for the period, and there was no savings, no infrastructure on ground,” he said.
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