The United Kingdom is entirely behind President Muhammadu Buhari in the on-going attempts by his administration to rid Nigeria of corruption, its Minister for International Development, Nick Hurd, has insured.



Hurd told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja yesterday that fighting corruption was crucial to transforming the countrys future.

We've been very active in supporting President Muhammadu Buhari's campaign against corruption in Nigeria and we think it truly is essential to transform the future of the state.

We completely support priorities that the President has given to tackling corruption in Naija.

Click this link to find out more about current news Naija . The website has breaking news stories about the federal republic of Nigeria. We believe that corruption is definitely the right priority and you want to support him in that, he added.

The minister urged the Government to focus on public sector reforms aimed at making corruption unattractive to workers and people.

Meanwhile, the son of former prime minister of old Western Region and erstwhile chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Niyi Adegbenro, has backed the foreign excursions embarked upon by the President, saying such international engagement was needed to reposition the nations market.

Adegbenro, who has now quit partisan politics, told reporters at the weekend in Abeokuta, Ogun State that ongoing moves by Buhari and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to revive the nations economy need wholesale support.

He described as unwarranted the criticisms against the journeys, recalling that former President Olusegun Obasanjo embarked on similar excursions in the early stage of his government which led to the successful debt relief for the country.



Adegbenro said the Presidents international participation was in Naijas best interest, including that he was confident that it would shortly give favorable outcomes.

Let's give Buhari the opportunity as far as I am concerned. I'm not saying he is a messiah, but he is a redeemer.