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Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Maj-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), has vowed not to appoint any corrupt person to his government. Buhari, who has been in the United Kingdom for some days, made this disclosure during a speech at Chatham House, London.

Former Head of State  promised that Nigeria's past glory would be restored, adding that, “in the face of dwindling revenues, a good place to start the re-positioning of Nigeria's economy is to swiftly tackle two ills that have ballooned under the present administration: waste and corruption. And in doing this, I will, if elected, lead the way, with the force of personal example.

“On corruption, there will be no confusion as to where I stand. Corruption will have no place and the corrupt will not be appointed into my administration. First and foremost, we will plug the holes in the budgetary process.

“Revenue producing entities such as NNPC and Customs and Excise will have one set of books only. Their revenues will be publicly disclosed and regularly audited. The institutions of state dedicated to fighting corruption will be given independence and prosecutorial authority without political interference.

“But I must emphasise that any war waged on corruption should not be misconstrued as settling old scores or a witch-hunt. I'm running for President to lead Nigeria to prosperity and not adversity.

“In reforming the economy, we will use savings that arise from blocking these leakages and the proceeds recovered from corruption to fund our party's social INVESTMENTS programmes in education, health, and safety nets such as free school meals for children, emergency public works for unemployed youth and pensions for the elderly.

“As a progressive party, we must reform our political economy to unleash the pent-up ingenuity and productivity of the Nigerian people thus freeing them from the curse of poverty. We will run a private sector-led economy but maintain an active role for government through strong regulatory oversight and deliberate interventions and incentives to diversify the base of our economy, strengthen productive sectors, improve the productive capacities of our people and create jobs for our teeming youths.

“In short, we will run a functional economy driven by a worldview that sees growth not as an end by itself, but as a tool to create a society that works for all, rich and poor alike. On March 28, Nigeria has a decision to make. To vote for the continuity of failure or to elect progressive change. I believe the people will choose wisely,” he stated.

Reports also surfaced that a 'rented' group of people attacked the APC supporters during the address, and were chanting anti-Buhari songs as the former Army Major General emerged from the hall where the event took place.

Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, had said that Buhari was in London for medical check-up, 'cooking up' photos to back his claims.

But, since the APC candidate was billed to address a select audience, the governor stated instead, that Buhari paid his way to the venue, to address the public.