Did President Buhari ever utter these words? It is circulating but none of those who posted it can say when and where the president might have said so. Yet, it is not beyond Buhari, especially in his hey days as a candidate.
After six years in power, not many would say he has scored much in fighting corruption. Still, it is not beyond the president to have said this recently. If he said so, when is this mass retirement of perceived corrupt politicians going to start? Is it after 2023 or the president is keeping this as item 7 of the programme? Given the degree of delegitimisation his government has suffered, can he still sustain any anti-corruption campaign? Would Nigerians see him as the messiah or not should he start what is broadly seen as a genuine anti-corruption drive? Read the statement critically, with particular reference to whether it is the president speaking or some impostor’s work!
“If I can defeat an incumbent to become a president, I see nothing bad or wrong in having incumbent governors and lawmakers losing their seats. It is called election and not selection. In an election one person must win. Whoever wins will have my support. And I want all our looters and bad politicians to start returning all they looted. Insha Allah, by the time I am done with my second term, I must have retired at least 90% of these old politicians who almost looted Nigeria out of world map. They are the problem with Nigeria… How can someone devote his entire life to politics as his occupation. Take politics out of their lives, they are frustrated and before you say ” Jackie” they are wishing you dead. To them politics is a business venture; a quick way of making money but I have come to prove them wrong.
Imagine, some people go as far as borrowing monies in form of loans to invest in politics. This is where we got it wrong. Politics is not a career nor occupation, but a vocation. Elsewhere, those who venture into politics are people who have accomplished in their respective fields of endeavour, not a university graduate who is yet to find his feet. They go into politics to serve the people and return to their primary occupation. They don’t go there to enrich themselves. This misconception, we must change. And this why I said my 2nd tenure will be tougher for those corrupt politicians. Nigeria will soon regain her lost glory”
- Muhammadu Buhari GCFR
