President Muhammadu Buhari. Photo: State House
The Buhari Media Organization (BMO) has charged Nigerians to back President Muhammadu Buhari as he fights against corruption in Nigeria.
The group in a statement issued by its Chairman and Secretary, Niyi Akinsiju and Cassidy Madueke, respectively, on Saturday, expressed shock over the revelation of $2 trillion looted funds recovered in the last 18 years in the country.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on July 17 reiterated the resolve of the House not to continue to look on as confusion trails the recovery of looted funds and assets estimated at $2 trillion.
Reacting, the group said the revelation of the $2trillion looted funds recovered in the last 18 years was cause for serious concern.
BMO said: “It is surprising that this information has not evoked widespread condemnation from the citizenry considering the huge amount involved.
“It is on record that Nigeria has never budgeted up to USD100 Billion since the return to democracy, and here we are today discovering that few people looted more than USD2 Trillion in this country.
“And this is a country that has serious infrastructure deficit, where there is not enough supply of Electricity to power Manufacturing Industries and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise since 1999.
“Our citizens are killed on daily basis because the roads motorists ply are not fixed for many years; some since the colonial time.
“The Education Sector is no better, with the higher institutions churning out graduates that are mostly unemployable.”