President Muhammadu Buhari has
vowed that his administration would be merciless in fighting those who looted
Nigeria’s funds.
The President said his
administration would make sure the elite who conspired to run the country down
were disgraced.
According to a statement by his
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke
during an interactive session he had in Malabo with Nigerians resident in
Equatorial Guinea.
The statement quoted the
President as saying, “We will be merciless and relentless in pursuing all those
who abused public trust. Nigerians will see how some of the elite conspired to
run the nation down”.
He also condemned recent political
violence in Rivers State, saying the killing of people over political
differences was primitive, barbaric and unacceptable.
He promised to deal decisively
with those responsible for the development.
“We will deal decisively with
all sponsors of violence. I have given the security services clear directives
in this regard. We will show that violence in
any form will no longer be tolerated before, during or after elections,” he
stated.
Buhari promised that the
Independent National Electoral Commission would be encouraged to explore the
possibility of Nigerians abroad participating in the 2019 general elections by
casting their votes wherever they might reside.