Buhari Warns Family Members Against Corruption

. Says: If they broke the law, they’ll
face the wrath
The Pesident-electect, General Muhammadu
Buhari (rtd) has sounded a note of warning
to his family members that he will not use
his powers as president to protect any of
them who broke the law, as he is set to
assume the leadership of the country.
A family member, who attended the
meeting summoned by the president-elect,
told our reporter at the weekend that the
General was very firm and solemn when he
spoke to his ward in his Daura country
home in Katsina State.
General Buhari addressed the members of
the family, comprising of his children and
other extended family members who look
up to him, after he won the March 28
presidential election. He called for the
solemn assembly in between his various
meetings with well-wishers from various
parts of the country who thronged his
country home in order to congratulate him.
According to the member who spoke to
our reporter, Buhari made it very clear to
his family that he would not protect them if
they violated the country’s law, harping on
the anti-corruption mantra, which is one of
the reasons why he received massive votes
during the presidential polls.
Sunday Trust learnt further that he
admonished his family members to seek
meaningful means of earning a living,
giving his life story as an example of how
one could start life from a humble
beginning and achieve great success in life.
The president warned them against
engaging in acts that would tarnish the
image of the incoming administration,
adding that family members who have no
legitimate business or who are not invited
to the Aso Rock would be allowed into the
Presidential Villa.
He also told them that he would not
condone laziness from any member of the
family. He advised them to work hard to
earn a living, saying he worked very hard
to become what he is today.
He reminded them that Nigeria is a great
country with numerous opportunities,
adding that only the lazy ones would
wallow in poverty.
As a military head of state, General Buhari
became popular for his fight against
corruption through the instrument of War
Against Indiscipline. During that regime, a
lot of corrupt Nigerians were arrested and
jailed.
It would be recalled that during the
campaigns for the presidential election,
General Buhari, who is known for his zero
tolerance to corruption and wastage of
public funds, also promised to scrap the
Office of the First Lady, though his wife,
Aisha became involved in the campaign for
his election.
The president-elect, who will be sworn in
on May 29, said that none of his family
members would accompany him to Abuja
without formal invitation. He, however, said
they would have enough time with him
whenever he is in Daura, adding that Aso
Villa is meant for those who are ready to
work, not idle family members.
Speaking in an earlier interview, the Vice-
President-elect, Professor Yemi Osinbajo
had said General Buhari would not spare
anyone who is engaged in corruption, not
even his family members.
Professor Osinbajo had said, “On the
various issue of corruption, what General
Buhari has said categorically is that as far as
he is concerned, the day he is sworn-in as
president, he would have drawn a line.
Anybody who runs foul of the law,
anything that is been investigated before will
continue as it is.
“If you are found to be corrupt, you will
receive the consequence, no matter who
you are. Whether you are his brother,
sister, his friends there will be
consequences. That is what he has said and
I think that is in line with the position of the
party.”