Vice President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu’s administration is determined to eradicate corruption without fear or favouritism.
He stated this on Thursday at the Second Edition of The Chronicle Roundtable in Abuja where he said the government has been working to reduce the unemployment rate in the country.
The event was focused on examining how Tinubu’s administration’s economic and social agenda will transform Nigeria.
“Our promise to wage war against corruption without interference or favouritism is being fulfilled. The ongoing high-profile cases indicate a new era of accountability,” he told the gathering which included the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris; the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters in the office of the Vice President, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed; and former Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Shamsudeen Usman; among others.
“The administration’s revenue drive is on track to deliver outstanding results, with the continued digitization of revenue collection in all ministries, departments, and agencies.”
Corruption has been a major challenge in Nigeria. Successive governments have over the years promised to crack down on it.
Since coming on board a year ago, the President Bola Tinubu administration has vowed to tackle the menace headlong.
Several agencies and parastatals have been investigated since then with the country’s top anti-corruption agency the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) vowing to leave no stone unturned in its bid to fight corruption
