President Muhammadu Buhari, has said while he welcomes constructive criticisms from the anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI), the organisation has a responsibility to reflect the larger picture of the concrete and verifiable achievements of his administration since it came into office in May 2015.

In statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, he wondered the criteria or facts used by the anti-corruption watchdog to arrive at what he described as “very misleading and unfair conclusions in its assessment of the Federal government’s efforts in this anti-corruption crusade.”

The statement noted that political will is the first major component of fighting corruption in any country and President Buhari has made a huge difference by demonstrating not only the political will but also the extraordinary courage to go after high profile looters, including former military service chiefs and judges.

The statement reads: “It was once unthinkable to touch or prosecute the “big men” for corruption in Nigeria, but President Buhari has ended impunity for corruption.

“Today, the Buhari administration has made accountability the bedrock of governance and corruption is no longer fashionable because it attracts consequences.

“Blocking leakages for corruption through the rigid enforcement of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) had made life tougher for corrupt officials. He regretted that the corruption watchdog did not acknowledge these efforts.

“Figures published by the EFCC, the anti-corruption agency, reveal that N738.9 billion was recovered in just two years of the Buhari administration and this impressive and unprecedented record is worthy of mention and acknowledgement by anybody genuinely looking at the larger picture of the country’s progress in the war against corruption.

“During the 7th session of the Conference of State Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in Vienna, Austria, the Chairman of the Agency Ibrahim Magu noted that the figure represents $2.9 billion dollars.

“Besides these impressive recoveries of looted funds, the EFCC has recorded more than 140 successful prosecutions.

“The Federal Government has also signed international agreements to recover the proceeds of corruption and to block the laundering of stolen assets abroad by public officials.

“Anybody who knows where Nigeria was coming from would not believe that corruption is worse under the Buhari administration.



“We wonder where they got their facts from. At a time, they are alleging increase in the incidence of corruption under this government; the whole of Africa is applauding by choosing President Buhari as the continental champion to lead the fight against it. Nothing can be more eloquent than this.

“In the end, this whole episode may turn out to be just a political distraction, given the strong views some of TI’s patrons have expressed against the Buhari administration.

This notwithstanding, facts are facts, and those facts won’t cease to be facts, even if you don’t care to pay attention to them.”

http://www.akelicious.com/2018/02/focus-on-facts-not-fiction-buhari-to-ti.html

Sai Baba.


Good morning Wailing Wailos, food don do

Mr robotic president, please focus on governance not re-election bid.

I think it is the other way round sir. It is you that is actually focusing on fiction, I am a living witness. The transparency international works with facts

Owk sir.

12submarine:
Not necessary.

Tell that to Lucifer

Luukasz:
Tell that to Lucifer

That is what I just did, I have told you.

12submarine:

That is what I just did, I have told you.

Then I guess youre hell bound

Samusu:

God bless, may yhur days be long. As for the abuser/curser downward, forget about him for he has depart from the teaching of Chris about love and forgiveness.

If you love and forgive you wouldn't have voted against GEJ

Luukasz:
Then I guess youre hell bound

For telling you to stop the unnecessary insults and curses? Is that the teaching of The Lord Jesus Christ? Please stop looking for a partner, you are alone.

12submarine:

Insults and curses not necessary. Views may differ and he is entitled to his views just the same way you are entitled to yours.

Well some views are myopic and needs curses and insults to render it useless

I think our president is wrong though it will be disastrous for him to admit the report by TI. The same stats are being hulled out by our own NBS only that the President is too busy with the 'fight against Corruption' that he is not paying attention to and does not seek counsel from experts on how to tackle or manage the figures.

#TIisRight

We are seeing it. Really what other past leaders refused to do PMB summoned the political will to do especially in the judiciary. Continue nigeria will be better.

I think our president is wrong though it will be disastrous for him to admit the report by TI. The same stats are being hulled out by our own NBS only that the President is too busy with the 'fight against Corruption' that he is not paying attention to them and does not seek counsel from experts on how to tackle or manage the figures.

#TIisRight

12submarine:

For telling you to stop the unnecessary insults and curses? Is that the teaching of The Lord Jesus Christ? Please stop looking for a partner, you are alone.

When anything political occurs most Nigerians use either religion or tribe as a weapon.. youre a typical example of that.
I will not stop cursing anybody that's in support of the Daura President

Luukasz:
Well some views are myopic and needs curses and insults to render it useless

And you think your views are not the myopic views? Who told you that one? Both Jonathan and Buhari are great disasters, but here you are, wishing Jonathan had been voted, what makes you think that is a good view. Bottomline, attack the government and leave ordinary citizens out of the insults and curses.

Luukasz:
When anything political occurs most Nigerians use either religion or tribe as a weapon.. youre a typical example of that

You just described yourself. Who brought in religion? Are curses, Lucifer and hell bound not religious? Keep cursing, you might just be cursing yourself.

Honestly I think this Buhari is different from the other that travelled to London for medical treatment because the way he responds to matters constructively at times makes me wonder whether they replaced his brain with that of lai Mohammeds twin brother ���

Luukasz:
If you love and forgive you wouldn't have voted against GEJ

Continue with the trolling, yhu are on yhur own. Shalom

Sai Baba

12submarine:

And you think your views are not the myopic views? Who told you that one? Both Jonathan and Buhari are great disasters, but here you are, wishing Jonathan had been voted, what makes you think that is a good view. Bottomline, attack the government and leave ordinary citizens out of the insults and curses.

Tell me who elected the government??.. is it not this same ordinary citizens who go about voting blindly without reasoning and when the deed is done and things get worse.
Some of them will still come here and be praising the government thats doing apparentely nothing. This is idiocy of the highest order

psucc:
I think our president is wrong though it will be disastrous for him to admit the report by TI. The same stats are being hulled out by our own NBS only that the President is too busy with the 'fight against Corruption' that he is not paying attention to them and does not seek counsel from experts on how to tackle or manage the figures.

#TIisRight

Corruption is on the increase. Even the Sultan of Sokoto said it, so where is Buhari getting his facts from? Something confirmed both within and internationally, the fulani man is still arguing.

Samusu:

Continue with the trolling, yhu are on yhur own. Shalom

If it means talking against you servants of the herdsman and besides you seem not to be the type of man who can stand alone and get his things done

Luukasz:
Tell me who elected the government??.. is it not this same ordinary citizens who go about voting blindly without reasoning and when the deed is done and things get worse.
Some of them will still come here and be praising the government thats doing apparentely nothing. This is idiocy of the highest order

Your view is your view, same applies to everyone else. Curses and insults are not necessary. If you are not satisfied with a view, engage in intelligent argument to drive home your point. That is what reasonable people do.

12submarine:

You just described yourself. Who brought in religion? Are curses, Lucifer and hell bound not religious? Keep cursing, you might just be cursing yourself.

The last time I checked I've never heard of religious curses. Keep fooling yourself

12submarine:

Your view is your view, same applies to everyone else. Curses and insults are not necessary. If you are not satisfied with a view, engage in intelligent argument to drive home your point. That is what reasonable people do.

The time for intelligent arguments is long gone cos even after arguing intelligently with most Nigerians they still always end up in the same ditch over & over again and thereafter come whining about their political naivety.
I'll never stop cursing every Nigerian who brought the calamity called buhari upon us unless he's voted out

Luukasz:

The last time I checked I've never heard of religious curses. Keep fooling yourself

May this happen, may that happen, what are they? Formal curses? Between you and I, who is fooling himself?

Luukasz:

The time for intelligent arguments is long gone cos even after arguing intelligently with most Nigerians they still always end up in the same ditch over & over again and thereafter come whining about their political naivety.
I'll never stop cursing every Nigerian who brought the calamity called buhari upon us unless he's voted out

Okay, keep cursing.

Luukasz:
If you love and forgive you wouldn't have voted against GEJ

May your life be handled the way Jonathan handled Nigeria. If you say may my life be handled the way Buhari handle Nigeria, I will say a very big amen. Pls say amen as well. No long turenci or any corner corner.