» "I Will Expose How The Elite Conspired To Ruin Nigeria" - Buhari «

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerians
would soon see how some of the elite conspired to ruin the
country. Speaking in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea yesterday
at an interaction with members of the Nigerian community,
the president emphasised that he would be relentless in
pursuing all those who abused public trust.
Buhari, who was on a two-day visit to the country for talks
with President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on measures to
protect the people and resources of the Niger Delta and
Gulf of Guinea, reiterated that his administration’s war
against corruption would remain “fearless, relentless and
merciless”.
“We will be merciless and relentless in pursuing all those
who abused public trust. Nigerians will see how some of
the elite conspired to run the nation down,” he said.
Buhari condemned the recent political violence in Rivers
State, describing the killings over political differences as
primitive, barbaric and unacceptable.
“We will deal decisively with all sponsors of violence. I
have given the security services clear directives in this
regard. We will show that violence in any form will no
longer be tolerated before, during or after elections,” he
added. Buhari also disclosed that his administration would
encourage the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) to explore the possibility of Nigerians abroad voting
in the 2019 general elections.
He noted that some African countries had started allowing
their citizens resident abroad to vote in national elections,
saying he fully empathised with the desire of Nigerians in
the diaspora to vote in national elections.
The president said he would do all within his powers to
fulfil that desire, adding: “I want all Nigerians to know that I
respect them and their right to choose their leaders”. He
also disclosed that establishing a new national airline was
not currently on his administration’s list of priorities.
Responding to complaints by members of the Nigerian
community about the absence of direct flights between
Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea, Buhari said the main area of
focus of his government now was reducing the level of
poverty in the country