President Muhammadu
Buhari has reiterated his government’s zero tolerance for corruption, stressing
that there will be no exemption in the anti-graft war.
The
President also revealed that the nation would move away from over-reliance on
thermal and hydro sources for the generation of electricity to renewable energy
after an agreement was reached with the United Kingdom to help develop solar
energy.
Buhari, who
was a Visitor to the University of Ibadan, said this during the 67th Founders
Day ceremony of the institution in Ibadan on Tuesday.
He gave the
assurances through the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who represented him at the
event.The President said despite the drop in oil earning and global economic
downturn, Nigerian youths would be provided with decent jobs while the elderly
would be catered for.
Buhari, who said the
nation was too rich to go begging, added that the fight for survival rested on
how well every Nigerian played his or her role in the nation’s building.
-Punch
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