Answers on Corruption
What Atiku Abubakar's published plans say about Corruption. Open any answer to read it in full, see the page it comes from, and share it.
27 answered questions
- Hello good sir how do you plan to eradicate the corruption that is killing this country Thank you for asking me this directly. Let me tell you what I plan to do. I will reform executive immunity, so that it protects governance, not corruption. Public officials will b…
- Assalamu alaikum sir, may Allah guide and protect you amen, sir my question how are you going to tackle the massive crude oil theft of 20 million barrel per day, that the expatriate, politicians and members of all the security forces conniving to defraud nigerians ? Thanks and God bless you 🙏 On tackling crude oil theft, my approach is to treat securing our national oil and gas assets as being just as important as securing the lives and property of Nigerians. I am not…
- What specific strategy will you use to fight corruption in Nigeria, including the fuel subsidy system? On corruption, I stated that the fight against this monster requires the full support of all Nigerians, and a genuine fight against it should never be turned into a political agen…
- What have you actually done wrong to deserve the corruption allegations and hatred against you? On what I have done: I have given Nigeria my service, as Vice President in 1999 and 2003, in the Customs Service from 1969 to 1986, and in building businesses that employ thousand…
- What will you do to ensure equal justice for all and make anti-corruption agencies, the judiciary, and INEC truly independent? Building a zero-impunity, rule-of-law system is central to what I want to do for you and your family. That means the law applies equally to everyone, no matter their status or pol…
- How will you address corruption claims, North-South trust issues, the 2023 PDP crisis, and weak youth support? You raise real issues, and let me speak to what I stand for. On trust, I have made real sacrifices to protect power rotation, stepping aside in 1993 for Chief MKO Abiola and decli…
- How can proposals to fight election abnormalities and corruption be submitted directly to you? I welcome your proposal, and I thank you for wanting to contribute rather than stand by as a doubter. On fighting election abnormalities, I have already put forward ideas I believ…
- Would you publish your asset declaration in full, voluntarily, rather than only filing it? I have never shied away from declaring my assets. I believe in accountable leadership, and I am never one to be found wanting when it comes to probity. That has been my position a…
- What do you want done about the trillions of naira you say are unaccounted for in government revenues and import duty exemptions? I have repeatedly demanded a full reconciliation of the nearly ₦30 trillion identified across Federation Account revenues, deductions, savings, transfers and related entries. If m…
- What is your reaction to the ₦1.3 billion allocated for an agency that turned out not to exist? I have said this is far less surprising once you see the bigger picture. When ₦8.8 trillion in public money can move entirely outside official bookkeeping, the line between what i…
- What kind of account do you want from government on money spent outside the budget? I have called for a full and transparent public account of every Naira spent outside the official budget. That means identifying every project, every contractor, every procurement…
- Should anti-corruption agencies investigate this without pressure from the Presidency? Yes. I have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, and every relevant law enforcement and…
- What do you think about reports of government spending happening outside the official budget? The IMF's latest Article IV consultation, through its resident representative Christian Ebeke, confirmed that a staggering discrepancy in figures arises from large-scale governmen…
- What do you make of the IMF report about missing government spending? This is deeply troubling. A report by the International Monetary Fund has revealed that about 2 percent of Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product, roughly ₦8.8 trillion given our econom…
- How will you make sure the fuel subsidy money isn't wasted or stolen? I'll pay subsidies only on verified output, measured by digital meters at refinery gates, with end-to-end supply chain tracking to stop false claims and smuggling. All licensed pu…
- What is your plan for dealing with corruption and terrorism cases in court? I will establish Special Courts for Terrorism, including Economic Terrorism, covering large-scale corruption that threatens Nigeria's economic stability and national security. The…
- How will you deal with big corruption cases that drain public funds? I will treat large-scale corruption, like major public fund diversion and contract fraud, as economic banditry, a serious threat to the nation on par with organized economic sabot…
- What will you do about corrupt judges and officials? I will remove corrupt judges and officials from the system and strengthen the disciplinary systems that hold them accountable. At the same time, I am committed to protecting judic…
- How will you stop corruption in government contracts and projects? I will strengthen procurement processes so bidding is open, competitive, and transparent at every level of government. We will digitize budgeting and procurement systems to cut ou…
- How will you make sure anti-corruption agencies can do their job without interference? I am determined to give our anti-corruption agencies full operational independence, so they can act without interference. Alongside this, public recruitment will be based on merit…
- How will you make sure subsidy money actually reaches Nigerians instead of being stolen or abused? I will ensure subsidies are paid only on verified volume output, measured by digital meters at refinery gates. This will be backed by end-to-end supply chain tracking, so false cl…
- Were you ever found guilty of taking a bribe in that arbitration case people talk about? No. The International Arbitration Tribunal looked at the evidence and did not find any reason to call me to testify under oath, because I was not involved at all. The N500,000 tha…
- What is your response to the corruption allegations around the Mabilla Power Project? The tribunal that looked into this did not find that I demanded or negotiated for any corrupt payment. During my time in office, I recused myself from all power project contracts…
- Were you ever found to have solicited or received bribe money in that American bribery case? No. A congressman was found to have collected $100,000 while dropping my name, and American law enforcement wiretapped him and investigated thoroughly. He was prosecuted and jaile…
- How do you respond to claims that you enriched yourself corruptly while in government? I had a successful career as a public servant, rising to the top of the Nigeria Customs Service, with a record that was sterling and unblemished, and I was never accused of corrup…
- What happened to the PTDF money in the scandal involving you? The money involved was $145 million. It was not traced to any personal account of mine, and it was kept intact in two commercial banks, Equatorial Trust Bank and Trans Internation…
- Did you steal or divert PTDF money while you were Vice President? No. The Petroleum Technology Development Fund was under my office for direct supervision, and in 2005 there was an allegation that 145 million USD was diverted. In 2006, the Econo…