Politics: Why We're Fighting Corruption Headlong - Buhari

According to President Muhammadu Buhari, his administration is fighting the scourge of corruption headlong because it contributes to the denial of the resources required for development.

Speaking in New York at the High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, the President called on development partners to also up the fight against corruption by returning ill-gotten financial assets and halting future illicit financial flows to their countries.

He said such collective action “will guarantee a stronger international defence of the right to development.”

He notes further that illicit financial assets stashed abroad deprive developing countries including Nigeria, and invariably deny people the enjoyment of their national wealth and resources needed for development. He cautioned that non-repatriation of illicit financial assets could impinge on the determination of States to achieve an all-inclusive 2030 sustainable development