CROSS River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, on Wednesday threw his weight behind the ongoing anti-corruption fight of President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as perfect.
Ayade, a Peoples Democratic Party governor, made the submission at a time members and the leadership of his party are accusing the President of partisanship in the anti-graft war.
He spoke with State House correspondents shortly after meeting Buhari behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said with the poverty rate in the country despite its huge natural resources, any serious government must take the issue of corruption seriously just as the President was doing.
The governor said the current efforts had started yielding results by giving the country the kind of international image that it needed.
He said, “The anti-corruption war is perfect. Those who know the pains, hardship and frustrations that Nigerians have passed through will agree with me on this.
“As a nation, there is so much in terms of natural resources and the people are so poor.
“It is only obvious that any serious government must take the issue of corruption seriously, and I think that is why today Nigeria is beginning to have national and international image that looks like Nigeria is getting prepared for business.
“That is why investments are flowing into Cross River State, that is a sign that the anti-corruption war is actually working and it is giving Nigeria the international image that we need.”
Ayade said he visited the President to commend him for some of his policies that had also helped Cross River State tremendously.