President Buhari, yesterday, pledged to kick off the trial of individuals linked with stolen funds in the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to begin the prosecution of persons who have stolen national resources “in a matter of weeks.”
The president spoke on Tuesday, August 11, at a meeting with members of the National Peace Committee led by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar in the Presidential Villa.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said President Buhari declared that his administration was irrevocably committed to doing all within its powers to break the vicious cycle of corruption, unemployment and insecurity in Nigeria.
“Nigeria has to break this vicious cycle before we can make progress,” the President said.
He added that his administration was diligently getting facts and figures pertaining to the nation’s stolen funds, before proceeding to the prosecution of identified culprits.
President Buhari told General Abdulsalami and members of his committee that the Federal Government, under his leadership, will not only ask for the return of stolen funds that have been stashed in foreign banks, but will also ensure that those who stole the funds are put on trial.
According to him, the establishment of a single treasury account for all Federal revenue was to ensure greater probity, transparency and accountability in the collection, disbursement and utilisation of national funds.