Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has sent a strong message to those who plundered the nation’s financial resources that there is no hiding place for them.
”We are serious about prosecuting those who believed that our resources, the resources of the nation can be plundered at will and they give all kinds of excuses.”
Osinbajo spoke today in Kaduna at the ground-breaking of construction projects spearheaded by the state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.
The Vice President insisted that change which the Muhammadu Buhari government is pursuing is possible and that his government would meet the needs of the people.
Professor Osinbajo said that one of the reasons why people voted him and Buhari was because the people believed that they would be able to provide the leadership that would bring about positive change.
“I want to emphasize that when we talk of change, what we are really saying is that it is possible for government to meet the needs of the people; that government is not just about going around in motorcades and looking important, but it is serving the people.”
The Vice President made it clear that Nigeria can be great if the government manages its resources well, adding: “Nigeria can be great if we stop corruption. I am sure that many of you have seen that this government is serious about ending corruption.”
Osinbajo restated the vision of the administration of President Buhari to transform the lives of the people, saying: “President Buhari has said repeatedly he is committed to good governance and the fight against corruption.
“The country has resources for all of us to live decently and well. That is what we are trying to do.”
He commended the government of Mallam El Rufai for embarking on such ambitious projects, adding that the governor represents the change that is being talked about and that under the governor, Kaduna state will truly be great again.
Earlier during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a Galaxy Mall and Galleria located near the Government House in Kaduna, Mallam El- Rufai said that the project was conceived to generate 2, 000 direct and indirect jobs, create linkage opportunities for small businesses to grow as well as to improve the shopping experience of the people in the State.
Governor Rufai said that his administration and the State Assembly have decided to invest the N10 billion secured loan offered each state through the National Economic Council under the chairmanship of the Vice President for the provision of a befitting rail system for Kaduna metropolis.
Governor El Rufai commended President Buhari and the Vice President for their integrity and partnership, recalling with praise the help packaged last year by the presidency to help states get out of their economic challenges.
Vice President Osinbajo officially carried out the ground breaking ceremonies of a 2,000-unit affordable housing scheme for low income earners and that of the construction of the Galaxy Mall and Galleria.
The first phase of the housing project will produce over 700 housing units.
The Mall is a Public Private Partnership between the state government and the UAC Property Development Company. [myad]
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