Pastor Advises Buhari On Corruption

President Buhari has taken a tough life against corruption AFP

A leading Christian evangelical pastor in Nigeria has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to spend too much time hunting down "looters" in the former government because it could detract him from improving the lives of people in Africa's most populous state, the private Vanguard newspaper reports.

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"President Buhari is a man of great integrity, who wants the best for the country. But if he spends all his time pursuing looters, the majority of us who did not steal will suffer," said Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo of the Kingsway International Christian Centre KICC. 

"Therefore, he must use the Parento's Principle to approach governance. If you have your eyes permanently on the rear view mirror, you cannot drive fast. The past deserves just 20% attention," the pastor added. 

Several senior officials in ex-President Goodluck Jonathan's government have been arrested since Mr Buhari took office in May, with a pledge to recover "billions of dollars" that had been stolen. 

Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer, but most of its citizens are poor.

Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo of the Kingsway International Christian Centre KICC

Ashimolowo To Buhari: Looters Deserve Only 20% Of Your Time

Vanguard reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to adopt the Pareto’s Principle in governance, where just 20 per cent of governance time is dedicated to the past, “otherwise, it will take forever for majority of Nigerians to see changes.”

Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre, KICC, who gave the advice, said going by Pareto’s Principle, the Federal Government should dedicate 20 per cent of its resources to going after perceived looters, while 80 per cent should be given to creating an enabling environment for Nigerians.

Speaking to journalists at the 10th edition of the annual widows New Year party in Ode-Omu, Osun State, he said: “President

Buhari is a man of great integrity, who wants the best for the country. But if he spends all his time pursuing looters, the majority of us who did not steal will suffer.

“Therefore, he must use the Pareto’s Principle to approach governance. If you have your eyes permanently on the rear view mirror, you cannot drive fast. The past deserves just 20 per cent attention.”