Kachikwu urges Tinubu to end corruption, poverty

Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the 2023 general elections, Mr Dumebi Kachikwu has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently end corruption and poverty among other challenges in the country.

Kachukwu made this known in a goodwill message to commemorate the 63rd Independence anniversary in Lagos on Sunday.

Tinubu had urged the governors to collaborate with the Federal Government to tackle the menace of poverty in the country, saying that the level of impoverishment is unacceptable.

Tinubu in his Independence Day Broadcast said he was attuned to the hardships Nigerians are going through at the moment.

Kachukwu said as gloom pervaded the land, Nigerians bemoaned their lack of independence from endemic poverty, corruption, clueless leadership, lack of basic amenities and the insecurity that worsened by the day.

“As gloom pervades the land, Nigerians bemoan their lack of independence from endemic poverty, corruption, clueless leadership, lack of basic amenities and the insecurity that gets worse by the day.

“Many don’t know who to blame and many have resorted to self-help and shortcuts in order to survive,”, he said.

According to him, Nigerians are demanding good governance, the rule of law and a future of shared dreams hopes and aspirations.

The presidential candidate added that Nigerians were also asking for a future of a country that worked for everyone irrespective of tribe, tongue, religion or political party affiliation.

He urged President Tinubu to revise the education curriculum and prepare the children for a future of excellence and leadership.

Kachukwu advised the President to secure Nigeria’s borders, maintain the peace and build a country whose people would be known as ‘One Nigeria’.