President Muhammadu Buhari says fighting corruption in a democratic setting is a difficult task to accomplish.
The president disclosed this today during an interview with Arise Television.
According to him, the war against corruption has not been easy for him since he became a democratically elected president six years ago.
He, however, stressed that his administration had succeeded in easing out corrupt public officials without making noise about it.
Buhari recalled that much was achieved in the fight against corruption when he was military Head of State in the early 1980s.
The president frowned at the way and manner local government system was being managed, saying the local government administration was almost non-existent in the country.
In a related development, President Muhammadu Buhari has said Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria is largely fuelled by youth unemployment and poverty.
Buhari said this in the interview with Arise TV aired today.
The president said he believes his government has done a lot to fight Boko Haram but the problem in the North-East is very difficult.
He said he believes the majority of the Boko Haram members are Nigerians after being told so by the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum.
In another development, President Muhammadu Buhari, in the interview, said that his government is determined to resuscitate cattle routes and grazing areas as a way of checking the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen.
The president also said he recently charged two governors of South-West states, who came to report attacks on farming communities in their states, to go back to their states and work hard to solve the crises rather than run to him in Abuja.
In a related incident, President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that all appointments he makes are strictly based on merit and not based on ethnic or regional balance.
President Buhari stated this today during an interview with Arise TV.
In the interview, the president said he cannot jettison seniority and merit for balance and federal character.
In his submission, the president also said he cannot favour those who have spent shorter years in service over those that have stayed longer.
