Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo reiterated the commitment of the acting government to eliminate corruption and fix power supply in the country.
The politician made important claims on Tuesday, September 29, speaking an an Osun state university, The Punch reports.
Based on Osinbajo’s words, anti-graft war remains one of the major focuses of Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
“Most importantly, we must defeat the scourge that has brought us to our kneels as a nation – corruption.
“For those of us who daily see the damage that theft and wastage of public resources have done to us as a nation, we agree with President Muhammadu Buhari that if we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill us.
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“We are determined to solve the problem of power in Nigeria . Regular power supply will open up industries, will help small and media scale enterprises to do their business without cost of petrol and diesel and their generators.
“We are determined to establish technology parks- these are specially designed places provided with power and Internet to young people interested in technology as business to have a platform to operate from.”
I should be recalled that President Buhari yesterday disclosed in New York, USA, that he himself would head the Petroleum Ministry. The country leader is also expected to direct the ministerial list to the Senate today. The Red Chamber president Bukola Saraki said the candidates screening would be very thorough.
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