Protesters accuse Buhari of corruption

– Protesters in Abuja accused President Buhari of harboring corruption
– They said all Nigerians should be given equal opportunities for recruitment
– The various groups vow to continue their protests until the government responds
Nigerians from various civil society groups took to the street in Abuja to protest against President Muhammadu Buhari over his supposed war on corruption.
Premium Times reports that the protest took place in Abuja on Wednesday, July 27 at the office of the secretary to the government of the federation.
Notable persons at the protest include Aisha Yesufu, Chido Onumah; and members of Citizens of Impact; Enough is Enough, Youthup Africa.
They carried placards accusing the president for turning a blind eye to the illegal recruitment going on in major sectors of the country especially the Central Bank of Nigeria and Federal Inland Revenue Service.
“All Nigerians must be given equal opportunity in employment,” one of their placards read.
Daniel Olatunde who is the convener of Citizens of Impact said the CBN and other government agencies recruited staff illegally who also paid huge amount to get the jobs.
He noted that one of those recruited by the CBN was a nephew to President Buhari
He accused Babatunde Fowler, the chairman of FIRS, of lying to the Senate Committee at a time he had already concluded “the recruitment of children of his cronies including that of John Enoh, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance.”
“No transparency as these exercises were done under the table.
“It is shocking the government has been loud in its silence. Nobody has investigated or reversed it….President Buhari came to power on the crest of anti-corruption campaign.”
Mrs. Yesufu said the president should realise that looting constitutes corruption, as well as
“nepotism and illegal recruitment of children of who is who”.
“If citizens come out to protest peacefully, they should be listened to. It is not only those who carry arms that should be listened to.”
Ibrahim Bapitel who is the special assistant to the president on policy, development and analysis received the letter brought by the protesters.
“I believe in the content of this letter”.
“I assure action could be taken.”
The protesters vowed to continue with the protest the following week if the government failed to respond accordingly.
Meanwhile, the presidency reacted to the leaked documents published on Tuesday, March 15, that showed that the CBN recruited children and relatives of some prominent Nigerians.
Speaking in an interview with selected journalists in Abuja three months after, Laolu Akande, the senior special assistant to the vice president has described the report as inaccurate.
He said: “These reports are inaccurate. What we heard is that government is working to ensure that we develop going forward in more transparent process. We are committed in going forward to ensure that some of these procedures are refined, fine-tuned and made to become more transparent.”