Buhari won’t spare ex-president if he’s found guilty of corruption – Presidency

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January 22, 2016 10:07 AM

President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina said further that Buhari would not shield any corrupt person from prosecution

President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan

According to President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, the president will not spare his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan if he is found to be guilty of corruption.

Adesina said further that Buhari would not shield any corrupt person from prosecution, Premium Times reports.

The presidential aide is said to have made the remark on Thursday, January 21, 2016 during a visit to the publication’s office in Abuja.

“There is no accord,” Adesina said, “if the corruption fight needs to get there (making Mr. Jonathan face justice), it will get there.”

“There is no accord that if corruption is proven, it will not be tried,” he said of the former president.

“With this president, nobody will be protected. And I underscore it, if it needs to get anywhere, it will get there,” he added.

Adesina also denied claims that Buhari’s war against corruption was only targeted at members of the opposition adding that probes into the affairs of other sectors in the country would soon start.

Corruption under Jonathan’s government has been a major subject of discussion in recent times after it was alleged that officials misappropriated funds meant for Nigeria’s waragainst Boko Haram.

The discovery was made by a special panel constituted by Buhari to investigate arms purchases in the country from 2007-2015.

Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki is at the fore of the investigations and is alleged to have supervised the alleged laundering of $2 billion funds meant for the procurement of arms.

He was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) on December 1, 2015 and handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the day after.

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The former NSA is reported to have implicated several prominent persons in the deal including former governors, ex-ministers and members of Jonathan’s party, Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).

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Dasuki’s lawyer however denied the report that his client had become an informant.

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Jonathan has also denied authorizing the release of the stated funds despite the former NSA’s claim that he got the necessary presidential approval for the transactions.

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