Corruption came into petroleum sector during Babangida, Obasanjo & Jonathan’s era - Buhari

Buhari

Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in the last general polls, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) said Monday that lack of sincerity on the part of Nigerian leaders was responsible for the security problems confronting the nation.

He added  that the Federal Government, since the administration of Gen Ibrahim Babangida till date was responsible for the “high level of corruption and destruction” in the petroleum industry.
The former military ruler said these while receiving leaders and members of CPC led by House of Representative representing Funtua/Dandume Federal Constituency of Katsina State, Dr. Mansur Abdulkadir who paid him a visit ahead of the forthcoming local government election in Katsina State.

Said Buhari: “for Nigeria to move forward and realise its quest for development, its people must come out with trusted leaders to steer the affairs of the nation. There is no country in the world, where impunity strives like Nigeria.

“The biggest challenge of Nigeria is for adequate security to be in place and fashion out ways in which we can protect the wealth of this country and provide job opportunities for the youths, so that we can build more industries as it was before.

“Inability of these industries to work has brought mistrust and corruption to Nigeria. Therefore, our leaders have to be sincere and lead with the fear of God and carry all along for Nigeria to be a better place.

“All leaders should stand and keep promises to the people. We cannot move forward if things that are supposed to be put in place are not done. The money which was siphoned in the recent pension scam and the petroleum industry scam must all be brought back into the government’s coffer for good leadership”.

“Therefore, all those that want the masses to vote and be voted for should go to the masses and get their mandate. The era of using money to bribe the masses or use it to get political office is gone.

“A leader that wants to be a good leader must look at what are the needs of the people, the suffering, and the humiliation and proffer solution to those problems and together we shall achieve greatness”, he said.

Buhari however pointed out that, corruption came into the petroleum sector during the era of Ibrahim Babangida, Obasanjo and the present administration of Goodluck Jonathan because they had the mind of cheating the masses.

In his remarks, the leader of the delegation, Honourable (Dr.) Mansur Abdulkadir said, the purpose of their visit was to wish General Buhari, Happy Eid-l-Fitr celebration and seek his blessing ahead of the forthcoming local government election in Katsina State.

He therefore prayed that, Nigeria be blessed with honest and committed leaders like Buhari to get the nation out of the woods.