The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), has assured that he is committed to bringing to book and punishing corruption at all levels of government under his administration just as he reiterated that he would not subject the military or any other arm of government to probes as erroneously reported by a Sundaynewspaper.
While clarifying the (Sunday Trust) headline, which erroneously quoted him as vowing to probe the military if elected into office, General Buhari said while his government would not pursue a witch hunt of anybody or institutions, he would decisively deal with all cases of impunity and corruption under his administration no matter who is involved.
In a press statement in Abuja, APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO), reiterated Buhari's stance that "when elected into office in February, the era of impunity will be over for the rogues. But there is no time for engaging in probes or witch-hunts".
The statement, signed by Mallam Garba Shehu, Director of Media and Publicity of the Campaign, quoted General Buhari as saying he is passionately concerned about the sorry conditions of our armed forces today who, despite huge budgetary allocations, have failed to effectively deal with manifest security threats including the Boko Haram terrorism.
"What he said at every given opportunity is that he is keenly interested in knowing what has gone wrong, if any with the army that he knew. When he has access to them as Commander-in-Chief, he will like to hear from his commanders, what are the problems they are dealing with so that they can be solved" Shehu said.
"In a democracy such as ours, all institutions of government, including the armed forces, are accountable. No country can achieve results in its counter-terrorism efforts when there is no transparency in the management of huge resources for the purpose. He (General Buhari) will reinvigorate the armed forces and restore their rapidly evaporating morale" he said.
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