Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on Saturday evening after a 10 working day vacation to the United Kingdom. His plane landed at the Abuja airport, he was received by top officials of government.
Buhari addressed the issue of corruption and responded to political ongoings in the country during his absence in his first interview after returning. According to the Buhari, he’s (finally) ready to tackle corruption and jail the politicians behind these scandals.
We are going to jail more of the thieves (you know) that brought the economic problems to the country. I think this is being expected of me and I will do it. I think that should be appreciated as the beauty of democracy, let people choose which party they want to belong to but let them make sure that they have empowered their constituencies by educating them on voter registration exercise, he told a reporter with NTA News at the presidential villa.
Buhari came to power in 2015, he’s run the country at a subpar level for his 4 years in power and currently seeks a final term in elections due in February 2019. His party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been hit in recent times by a series of high-profile defections with the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) being direct beneficiaries. APC recently entered unity talks with the PDPahead of the polls.
I’m pleased to be back home. I’m grateful to God and to all Nigerians for your prayers. pic.twitter.com/oGXcN6uDsb
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) August 21, 2017
