"Corruption dey make young people join bad gang" - Buhari

Nigeria president Mohammadu Buhari dey give speech for Africa Union

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"Corruption na di greatest evil wey don happen for our time".

Na wetin Nigeria President, Mohammadu Buhari, talk as im launch di African Anti-Corruption Year 2018 for di African Union summit wey dey happen for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

As plenty African leaders gather for Addis Ababa, na how to fight corruption be di main focus dis year.

Na United Nations Economic Commission first start to talk di mata when dem tweet say "corruption don hold Africa back too long and time don reach to stop am".

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Na di Nigerian president dey champion di campaign wey di African leaders wan do dis year.

Mr Buhari talk say true-true, corruption don spoil plenty things and don cause make young people and communities suffer.

Im say na corruption dey cause make some young people join bad gang like militants and armed groups because e no allow dem do beta things with dia life.

Rwanda President Paul Kagame

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa

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Liberia President George Weah

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Mr Buhari say e dey ginger am as im fellow ogas don give am dis job to champion di fight against corruption. But e warn say e no go easy as corruption sef go "fight back".