The National Youth Council of Nigeria, on Thursday in Abuja converged at the Unity Fountain in solidarity with President Muhammadu Buhari’s war against corruption.
President of the Council, Barrister Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere while addressing newsmen at the venue noted that President Buhari had demonstrated courage in the war against corruption in his last 100 days.
He stressed that Nigerian youths would continue to support him because of the danger it portended if corruption was allowed to continue.
He said: “The biggest casualty of corruption are Nigerian youths and the biggest beneficiaries of corrupt free society is also the youths, so the war against corruption is in the interest of Nigeria youths”, he said.
Speaking at the occasion, former deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ibrahim Mantu said Youths were the conscience of the nation and that if the youths were denied of their fortunes as a result of corruption, the nation would decay.
He expressed optimism that President Buhari would succeed in his anti-corruption drive to an extent that it would be reduced to the barest minimum.
Speaking in the same vein, governor of Katsina State, who was represented by his Deputy, Balarabe Yakubu maintained that the state had since keyed into the anti-corruption drive.
He urged other states to borrow leaf since President Buhari was already leading the train.
“In Katsina, we have since keyed into anti-corruption drive and I want to urge other states to do same”, he noted.
The anti-corruption March was taken to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, while the register of anti-corruption was signed by personalities that graced the occasion. .
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