Anti-Corruption War: President Buhari Set To Step On Big Toes

Shehu Garba, the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity has said that the anti-corruption campaign of the president is bound to step on some big toes in the country, The Nation reports.

Presidency has said President Buhari is ready to step on big toes in the ongoing war against corruption

Garba who stated this at the opening of a 3-day retreat for state house correspondents in Kaduna state on Thursday, December 10, said personal interest will be put aside in the war against corruption.

The retreat with the theme, “Journalism and the change mantra, State House in focus”  was organized by the presidency and hosted by the Kaduna state government.

According to Metro Watch, the special assistant on media and publicity said the press could help the president to win the war as one of the government’s weapons against those who aim to pull down Nigeria.

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He said: “President Buhari has embarked on an anti-corruption campaign that is bound to offend many. Big toes will be stepped on, personal interests will be cast aside. As the popular saying goes, when you fight corruption, corruption fights back.

Yes, anti-corruption is a war. And the press can help President Muhammadu Buhari to win that war. You (the press) are one of the government’s most lethal weapons in this battle against the forces that aim to pull down Nigeria.

The power of the media, if they have any power at all, lies in their ability to expose wrong-doing. This power of exposure is a far more effective deterrent in many countries, including our own, than the court systems that deliver judgment and not necessarily justice.

Use your power to expose wrong-doing; the days of impunity are gone. This is the best way to help the change, now that we have a government with the will and capacity to right all wrongs”.

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Recently, the senior special adviser to the president on media and publicity, counted some benefits of President Buhari’s numerous trips.

In a detailed report, Garba noted that it was necessary to make clarifications since many people have been asking series of questions about the president’s travels.

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