The 76-year-old former military leader won office in 2015 on promises to improve Nigeria’s oil-dependent economy, fight rampant corruption and quell insecurity — especially in the northeast plagued by Islamist extremists. She told VOA she counsels young people to resist any thuggery – a mission undertaken by other Nigerian parent groups, too. In interviewing Nigerians late last spring, the Gallup World Poll found the highest level of food insecurity in 13 years. “Nobody has brought any evidence of corruption against me,” Abubakar said during his interview at VOA’s Washington headquarters. Improved confidence in votingNigerians view the approaching elections with modest but improved confidence in the process, according to a Gallup poll released last week.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 16, 2019 05:37 UTC