President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday in Abuja, vowed that
billions of dollars stolen from government coffers by past government officials
would be recovered by his government.
Speaking with state governors during his maiden meeting with
them at the State House, President Buhari said what happened in government in
the recent past was worse than what happened during the Second Republic which
led to the overthrow of the Shagari administration, but promised that he would
do his best to restore sanity to the system.
President Buhari also said yesterday, that his
administration has received firm assurances of cooperation from the United
States and other countries on the recovery and repatriation of funds stolen
from Nigeria.
Yesterday’s
meeting was at the instance of the governors in a bid to address the crippling
economic situation in some states which was responsible for non-payment of
salaries by several states.
Speaking on the economy, President Buhari said although
there are procedures and processes for running government agencies and
departments, such processes and procedures were “thrown to the dogs”.
He, however, assured state governors that the days of
impunity, lack of accountability, and fiscal recklessness in the management of
national resources are over in Nigeria.
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