'Fighting corruption in Nigeria is a must' - President Buhari tell former South African president, Thabo Mbeki
"For this administration, fighting corruption is non-negotiable. It is a must," President Buhari told former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, at the State House, Abuja today. Mbeki who heads the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Flows from Africa was around to give the President, who is the current Champion of AU Anti-Corruption Campaign, critical updates. "We must fight corruption frontally, because it's one of the reasons we got elected. We campaigned on three fundamental issues; security, reviving the economy, and fight against corruption. It's the reason we got elected, and we can't afford to let our people down" President Buhari told his guest. Noting that the government was making progress on the anti-corruption war, the President said he was very pleased with the assignment the former South African President was carrying out for the African continent. He submitted that when Africa is vigorous with the war against co...