US Secretary Of State Commends Buhari’s Corruption Campaign
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The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry has commended the courage of President Muhammadu Buhari in fighting corruption, saying: “We applaud what you are doing. Corruption creates a ready-made playing field for recruiting extremists. You inherited a big problem, and we will support you in any way we can. We will work with you very closely. We don’t want to interfere, but will offer opportunities as you require.”
The American Secretary of State also pledged to assist in tackling the humanitarian challenges in the North-east, adding that his country would get the UK, France, and others “to augment the support.”
Kerry who spoke when he met President Buhari at the Presidential Villa yesterday, said that “Nigeria is priority for us. We won’t miss the opportunity to work together, because you are making significant progress.”
In a related development, the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has said the world lost 2.6 trillion dollars to corruption annually.
Kerry made this known when he visited the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, in his palace in Sokoto on Tuesday.
He said the money being lost to corruption across the world was enough to provide decent livelihood for people.
“This is money that can be used to improve the living standard and provide decent livelihoods for them.
“Corruption is not only a crime, but very dangerous and it must be tamed,” he said.
Commending President Muhammadu Buhari for his efforts in fighting corruption in Nigeria, Kerry pointed out that corrupt officials, anywhere in the world, were crooks.
He acknowledged that one of Nigeria’s strength is diversity of culture and religious tolerance.
Speaking on insurgency, Kerry also noted that the Boko Haram boasts no agenda more than to burn schools.
“They also kill and maim people, especially teachers, and it is the opposite of any religion,” he said.
He explained that, the US was deeply committed to working with its partners like Nigeria, to be able to build counter-terrorism capacities.
Kerry further disclosed that, the US had worked out counter-terrorism strategies for implementation globally.
Speaking from his speech was entitled: ‘The importance of resilient communities and religious tolerance in countering violent extremism.’
Kerry said: “This is money that can be used to improve the living standard and provide decent livelihoods for them.
“Corruption is not only a crime, but very dangerous and it must be tamed.”
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