President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said his
administration has fought corruption more than other past administrations
in the country, asking the opposition All progressives Congress, APC, to tell
Nigerians how it would tackle corruption if voted into power in the country.
Speaking in Enugu while flagging off his second term
re-election and governorship campaign at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium, the
President tongue lashed the presidential candidate of the APC, Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari, saying that the former head of state wanted power to throw people into
jail as was the case in 1983, when he threw into jail, Igbo politicians like
the former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme, the former governors of old Anambra
and Imo States, Chief Jim Nwobodo and late Chief Sam Mbakwe respectively among
others out of sheer wickedness.
His words…
‘’Chief Alex Ekwueme; Sam Mbakwe were all thrown to jail by
Buhari. Chief Jim Nwobodo was jailed 301 years before the successive
administration released him. Corruption is fought by blocking loop h***s where
public funds are looted from.
“We are fighting corruption through Information
Communication Technology, ICT. Our method is technology driven. We have changed
the way we do government businesses. The fertiliser distribution scheme, which
go directly to farmers is a key example.
“We have also modernised the system of salary disbursement
through technology. This is one of the ways we are fighting corruption in the
system. You do not fight it by locking people in Kirikiri and closing down
their businesses. That is why the economy collapsed under Buhari’s watch”.
The South East flag- off rally attracted a large crowd of
party supporters from the five south east states of Anambra, Abia, Imo, Enugu
and Ebonyi States.
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