President Muhammadu Buhari, has given the assurance that with the various reforms by his regime, very soon, all government financial transactions will be done in the open.

Buhari gave this assurance on Tuesday in Kaduna at the Passing-Out Parade of Detective Inspector Course Five of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

He said his resolve was to ensure the reforms were deepened such that there would be no hiding place for corrupt persons and proceeds of corruption.

“The objective of this administration is to institute a level of transparency in governance through mainly information technology platforms. Just as advanced democracies and some developing countries, I am determined that within a short period, citizens would be able to follow core government operations online,”

He added, “Our government has reached an advanced stage in Fiscal Transparency. The Appropriation Bill is placed online within hours of its presentation in the National Assembly. The Budget Office of the Federation has been engaging interest groups in the budget cycle. A pilot scheme of 10 MDAs has been test running online display of their budgets and expenditure movements.”

Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission, Boboye Oyeyemi said the commission has increased its engagement with the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and the Department of State Services to eliminate bribery and corruption amongst its officers.

He bemoaned the bribery and corruption amongst officers of the commission, regretting that they were eroding the trust and confidence of the public in its activities.

The FRSC boss said the commission was harnessing technological innovations to making its operations more effective.

He appreciated the men of the commission while respecting the memories of those who paid the supreme price in the course of duty.

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, said corruption was worse than coronavirus.

According to him, corruption was a huge burden to Nigeria, corruption was worse than any disease, adding that “its (corruption) elimination is of paramount importance to the growth of the nation.”

Magu also called on all Nigerians to take ownership of the fight against corruption, describing it as a national responsibility.