President Muhammadu
Buhari has expressed astonishment at the huge amount of foreign
currency flooding the country intended to influence the general
elections beginning on Saturday.
Presidential
spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said the president expressed shock while
speaking at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday.
The president
accused some politicians of flouting money laundering regulations in
their desperate bid to capture political power.
President Buhari,
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, Buhari 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