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President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to sack and prosecute any of his 36 ministers found culpable of any act of corruption.
Speaking while fielding questions from journalists during his maiden Presidential Media Chat which was broadcast live on television, on Wednesday, Buhari, who said he had been a democrat since 2002, added that he would never tolerate any shade of corruption.
Stressing his administration’s zero-tolerance for corruption, Buhari said he was careful not to choose anyone that would embarrass his government on account of corruption as minister.
The President said he would take responsibility for any of his ministers found wanting for corruption, stressing that he did not pick anyone being tried for corruption as a minister.
He said, “I have been a democrat since April 2002. I don’t think I picked anyone that will embarrass my government. But if you have got any evidence against any of my ministers, I accept responsibility for the 36 ministers that I have.
“I don’t think I picked anyone that has a case in court on corruption; tell me one out of the 36. I know that I have never appointed anyone that is in court for corruption. I don’t think I would have deliberately made that kind of mistake.
“If anyone is caught, I will not only sack but I will ensure that the case is taken to court.”
Commenting on the schoolgirls abducted in Chibok community of Borno State on April 15, 2014, Buhari said there was no intelligence report to show if the girls were alive and in one place.
“I am working with Niger, Cameroon and Chad. There is no firm intelligence where those girls physically are and in what conditions they are, but what we learnt from our intelligence is that they (terrorists) kept on shifting them around so that they are not taken by surprise and get freed.
“And a whole lot of them are not in one place and we don’t know how many divisions they (Boko Haram) have and where they are. There is no intelligence to say that the girls are alive and in one place. That is the honest truth,” the President said.
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