Indications have emerged that the Presidency may be
torch-lighting some ‘emergency billionaires’ as part of the anti-corruption
crusade, mostly in public service, reports ITRealms.
The indications was given weekend by the Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo (SAN), in Lagos, at a town hall meeting convened by the United Action
for Change (UAC) in Lagos on Saturday.
Correspondent quoted President Osinbajo as saying that
serving and former public office holders will henceforth be made to account for
their wealth.
Also, Osinbajo told participants made up of various labour
and professional organisations at the Ikeja Airport Hotel, said "the era
of people becoming emergency billionaires is gone" and would no longer be
tolerated by the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
“Anybody who can’t explain his wealth must be brought to
account. Everyone who has served in public office must account for what they
own. This is the change we want Nigerians to support”, he declared, adding that
the dream of the Buhari government is to have a “country where integrity is our
national culture.”
Osinbajo equally assured that the policies of the government
are not tainted by any hidden agenda, stressing that at the end of their
tenure, Buhari and himself will be ready to present their bank account details
and assets owned to convince Nigerians they never abused their positions to get
richer.
While pleading that Nigerians should be more patient with
the administration, Osinbajo said the change mantra of the government was not
and will never be a mere slogan but a necessity they are irrevocably committed
to.
“Nigerians should never lose hope in the face of present
difficulties. We have the best opportunity to change this nation now because we
have a leader who is honest in all his dealings. There is a determination by
this government to change the nation’s direction”, he reassured.
On the social security scheme promised some categories of
Nigerians, Osinbajo said the government remains committed to a health insurance
scheme that will provide coverage for all Nigerians, maintaining that the
N5,000 monthly stipend promised poor Nigerians will soon take off, adding that
a list of one million beneficiaries for a start is already being complied
across the country.
He pleaded for the understanding of Nigerians on the biting
fuel scarcity across the country, promising that a policy that will provide
final solution will be unveiled in a matter of weeks.
UAC Convener and National Legal Adviser of the ruling APC,
Dr Muiz Banire, SAN in his opening remarks called for continuous support for
the change Nigerians voted for at the 2015 general elections.
He explained that the body was “conceived as a vehicle to
engage and sensitize Nigerians on the philosophical and moral significance of
change working through its major platform: Change Nigeria.”
Pix: Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, vice president
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