Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said that a currupt
government is worse than armed robbery.
“I believe that a bad and corrupt government is a much
danger to national security as armed robbers, kidnappers and terrorists. I want
to commend our armed forces for their recent successes over the Boko Haram.”
Buhari said.
He spoke at an APC’s Town Hall meeting on security, held at
the Barcelona Hotel, Abuja, on Wednesday.
He explained that by his training and experience, the
concept of security must be holistic.
According to him, it goes beyond having the best Police
Force and the military; it involves sound economic management which includes
zero tolerance for corruption as well as leadership by example.
The ex-military ruler stressed that the safety and welfare
of all citizens which he said was the primary purpose of government anywhere in
the world, could be better pursued and achieved when the right government is in
place.
Buhari said, “The total security concept reflects directly
on improving the quality of the lives of our people and rebuilding the economy.
“Even if we have the best police, we will not be able to
guarantee total security as long as 53 per cent of our youths remain unemployed
and 70 per cent of our people are living below the poverty line.
“These are all the issues that my party and myself are
committed to. It is along this line that we have promised a regretting plan for
the North East of Nigeria. It is based on ensuring that never again will our
country experience the type of human tragedy currently going on in that part of
the country.”
He explained that during his short stint as military head of
state, he increased Nigeria’s refineries from one with a capacity to refine
50,000 barrel per day to four with refining capacity of 450,000 barrel per day
without borrowing a single kobo from anywhere.
The APC presidential candidate also explained how he
resisted foreign and domestic pressures to devalue the Naira and remove subsidy
on petroleum products in December 1983.
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