President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, in what appears his usual stance on anti graft, has stated he will like to be remembered as a man who led the battle against corruption when he's dead.
The president, who has been out of the country since last Tuesday, is attending the India-Africa summit alongside other African leaders in new Delhi, the capital of India.
Fielding question from journalist far away in India, Buhari said: “I will not lose sleep over criticisms; I read it in the newspapers; I watch it on the television.”
Buhari has been accused of being selective in the fight against corruption but the president believes that some of the criticisms are meant to distract him.
He said: “Those that are not corrupt should encourage us to do more but those that are interested in the safety of those that have abused trust in the country will go any length, including bribing people to give false information.
“I am not being selective whoever is caught with documents incriminating him or her will be prosecuted in the court for Nigerians to know those who have abused trust.”
On how he likes to be remembered, Buhari said: “I want to remember by Nigerians as a genuine patriot who not only fought the civil war but fought corruption to standstill”.
He further stated that if there is incriminating evidence against anyone who has “abused trust”, such person will be charged to court.