The Senator representing Ogun East in the National Assembly,
Prince Buruji Kashamu has thrown his weight behind the ongoing anti-corruption
crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari-led Government.
Kashamu stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly
after a reception organized for him and other National and state Assemblies
legislators by the leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun
State in Ijebu Igbo.
The lawmaker also appealed to Nigerians to be patient with
the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that the ongoing probe
into the alleged $US2billion arms deal was not misplaced.
According to Kashamu, the anti-corruption war launched by
President Buhari has within a short time gone a long in reducing the incidence
of the social menace.
“President Buhari is not the President of APC. He is the
President of PDP, President of the masses and president of the whole Nigeria.
But, I can tell the masses today that since we started having presidents , it
is now we have president, because, the truth of the matter is that six months
are very short to know what any president can do, but, this one, within six
months, we are seeing what he is capable to do and what he will still do.
“The only way any government can repair a country is to
start with an anti-corruption crusade. Corruption is not an issue that affects
only the PDP. President Buhari has given a clear signal to everybody, including
even his ministers that whoever is corrupt would not go unpunished.
“Today, I can tell you Nigeria has started gaining. The TSA
only has cleared over 30per cent of the corruption in the system because before
now, all the ministries and parastatals were doing whatever they liked with
money and at the end of the year, they returned whatever they felt like
returning to the treasury. But today, that is no longer possible. The BVN too
has cleared over 25 to 30 per cent of corruption”, he said .
Kashamu therefore urged Nigerians to be patient with the
President Buhari-led administration in order to reap the benefits of its
current policies in the long run.
“So, if we want government to have money for infrastructure
and development, the only way is to clear the Augean stable of corruption
first. And if they want to do that, there is no way they won’t step on the toes
of many people. If Nigerians want progress, we must be patient; we must be
courageous and do everything we can to support this government and see what
they can do in the next one and a half years,” he said.
Earlier while addressing thousands of members of the PDP
during the reception, Kashamu enjoined all Nigerians to join hands with the
government in building a strong parliament, an upright police force, an
independent judiciary, a free press, a vibrant private sector and a robust
civil society.
He assured of his commitment to sponsoring bills that would
cater for the weak and the less-privileged in the society.
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