Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is pinning his hopes of re-election in February on an anti-corruption agenda, citing the work already been done to safeguard the "nation’s assets and resources". The president has pledged to crack down on corruption by introducing a new law that would make it illegal for companies or individuals to pay bribes without first obtaining permission from government officials. However, opposition candidate, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, said the country did not need "more of the same".
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is pinning his hopes of re-election in February on an anti-corruption agenda, citing the work already been done to safeguard the "nation’s assets and resources". Buhari set up the Treasury Single Account to house government revenues and funds, recovered during corruption investigations, protecting them when oil receipts, which make up two thirds of Nigeria's revenues, fell. However, opposition candidate, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, said the country did not need "more of the same".