Ebun Francis |
Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria former vice president and one those hoping to win the 2019 presidential election on Saturday said he will probe the administration of President Mohammadu Buhari if elected.
Atiku who made the disclosure in an interview with BBC Hausa wondered it has taken the country such a long time to defeat the Boko Haram insurgents that are not professionally trained.
Atiku said, “Eight years after, Nigerian government is still fighting Boko Haram that are not professionally trained.”
“I want to be the president of Nigeria because I would be able to do things I could not do as vice president. I will investigate how the government was unable to defeat Boko Haram for years. I will also investigate the procurement of arms bought by this administration.”
The former big wig of the ruling APC accused the government of Buhari of shielding some corrupt persons, and vowed to tackle corruption if elected.
“If Nigerians can recall, we initiated the Economic and Financial (Crimes) Commission (EFCC). I’m the person that sourced for the takeoff funds for the EFCC,” he said.
“In this administration, there are people who are untouchable, they are doing things that are not in order but they are being shielded by the government. If elected Nigeria’s president, my administration will not spare anybody. When I was in power, none of my relatives or friends was found wanting.”
The former vice president said before he left the All Progressives Congress (APC), because the party was not restructured.
He said, “The APC started on a wrong footing after President Buhari assumed office.”
“After 2015 general election, I met the president and told him the activities of the party had been crippled and there was a need for restructuring.
“Also, the way the government was being run; I made my suggestions but it seemed they were deemed not important to them. I said to him, if things continued like this, I will quit but Buhari ignored it.”