President Muhammadu Buhari has described as alarming, the huge millions of dollars in circulation in the country to influence the general election.
The money, he said, belonged to politicians who, in their bid to win votes, were desperate to the extent of flouting the country’s money laundering regulations.
The president who spoke at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, said he was astonished.
He however commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for successfully tracking the money in “millions of United States dollars.”
The EFCC success followed the presidential directive to investigative agencies to probe a number of high profile cases.
Reassuring the nation of his administration’s determination to wage a relentless war against money laundering and terrorist financing, the President again appealed to Nigerians, especially politicians to place the interest of the country above all others, as they troop out to cast their votes in the coming elections.
