Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has dared anyone who considers the President Muhammadu Buhari anti-corruption war a ruse.⁣
National Chairman of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, recently described the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) anti-graft war as a ruse in the face of the probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the arrest of suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.⁣
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Addressing a press conference, Mohammed said those who do not believe in the anti-corruption fight are “free to dare us.”⁣
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“As you are all aware, Nigerians have recently been inundated with allegations of monumental corruption in a number of government agencies, including the NDDC, NSITF and the anti-corruption agency, EFCC,” he began.⁣
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“Many, especially naysayers, have misinterpreted these developments as a sign that the administration’s fight against corruption is waning. In fact, 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!⁣
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“Let me state here and now that the fight against corruption, a cardinal programme of this administration, is alive and well.⁣
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“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 least the PDP under whose watch Nigeria was looted dry, can taint his image or reverse the gains of the fight.⁣