From what I've seen, we have no business with poverty –Buhari

President Mohammadu Buhari has said that from the information he has gathered so far, Nigerians have no business with poverty given the enormous resources which God has endowed the country with.

To this end, he has promised to take appropriate measures to stamp out corruption from the land and do all in his power to reposition Nigeria as a prosperous nation that can adequately cater for its citizens.

The President made the assertion Tuesday at the opening of the 45th Annual Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in Abuja.

President, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Anastasia Nwaobia blamed the poverty in the land on mis-governance and lack of transparency.

Meanwhile, former Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, has recommended compulsory asset declaration for all principal officers in the executive arm of government as a means of checking the menace of endemic corruption in the country.