President Muhammadu Buhari says the foundation laid by this administration in the war against corruption would be sustained by the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and his other successors.

Buhari stressed that corruption remains an existential threat to nations.

The President said this while receiving the management of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, led by the Chairman, Danladi Umar, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday.

He described the Code of Conduct Tribunal as “an important tool in our fight against corruption over the last seven years,” adding that such frontline agencies, “which are in the trenches are relied upon to demonstrate that the government means what it says and remains committed against corruption in all its forms.”

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President Buhari further expressed his desire for a sustained anti-graft war, saying: “It is our hope that the foundation which has been laid by this administration will be carried forward and continued, as the issue of corruption remains an existential threat to all nations.”

Buhari, who acknowledged the sacrifices made by the Code of Conduct Tribunal and similar agencies “in the midst of very challenging economic and revenue shortages”, pledged innovative and new models of financing important agencies and work programs that are critical.

In his remarks, the tribunal chairman commended President Buhari’s administration for the “salutary impact” it has made in the area of infrastructural development, agriculture, and provision of social services, among others.

Umar said the tribunal was hampered by funding challenges, poor staffing, and appealed for the intervention of the President.

The Star