Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity
Shehu Garba says that the ant-corruption crusade of President Buhari is
bound to step on some big toes in the country. According to Garba,
personal interest will be put aside as Buhari fights corruption. He
stated this at the opening of a 3-day retreat for state house
correspondents in Kaduna state yesterday Dec. 10th
"President Buhari has embarked on an anti-corruption campaign that is
bound to offend many. Big toes will be stepped on, personal interests
will be cast aside. As the popular saying goes, when you fight
corruption, corruption fights back. Yes, anti-corruption is a war. And
the press can help President Muhammadu Buhari to win that war. You (the
press) are one of the government's most lethal weapons in this battle
against the forces that aim to pull down Nigeria. The power of the
media, if they have any power at all, lies in their ability to expose
wrong-doing. This power of exposure is a far more effective deterrent in
many countries, including our own, than the court systems that deliver
judgment and not necessarily justice. If they know that they will be
exposed, many crimes will not happen and herein lies the challenge of
the media under Buhari administration. Use your power to expose
wrong-doing; the days of impunity are gone. This is the best way to help
the change, now that we have a government with the will and capacity to
right all wrongs".he said
