Anti corruption campaign, battle for Nigeria's Soul- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said that
the anti-corruption campaign of his administration
is a fight for the soul and substance of the nation.
The President stated that corruption is so endemic
in the country that it constituted a parallel system,
noting that it was the reason for poor policy choices,
waste and bare-faced theft of public resources.
Buhari said this in his goodwill message to the
Conference of Catholic Bishops of Nigeria in Port
Harcourt.
The President who was represented by Vice
President Yemi Osinbajo said graft had been cited
as the main reason for the prevalence of poverty in
the midst of plenty and waste of resources in the
country, according to a statement by the Senior
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice
President, Laolu Akande.
Buhari said, “Corruption in our country is so
endemic that it constitutes a parallel system. It is
the primary reason for poor policy choices, waste
and of course bare- faced theft of public resources.
“Our fight against corruption is not just a moral
battle for virtue and righteousness in our land, it is
a fight for the soul and substance of our nation.”
Giving an insight into the way corruption destroys
the nation, the President told the Second Plenary of
the Conference that “it is the main reason why a
potentially prosperous country struggles to feed
itself and provide jobs for millions.”
Buhari attributed infant and maternal mortality, and
deaths from preventable diseases to the greed and
corruption of a few.