For asking President Muhammadu Buhari to be sincere enough and publish
the reports the former administration handed over to him, the Presidency
has taken a swipe at the former Ministers under the immediate past
President Goodluck Jonathan, saying they should reflect on the kind of
government they handed over to the present.
According to the Presidency, the former Ministers should allow the
President the peace he required to handle the reconstruction of the
economy and the nation in a manner that most serve Nigeria’s best
interests, adding that President Buhari does not need these types of
distraction presented by the so-called association of former ministers.
In a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President
on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the Presidency asked the
country’s latest trade union formation, the Association of Ex-Jonathan
Ministers to do a bit of self-reflection on the sort of government they
handed to President Muhammadu Buhari back in May to determine for
themselves if it would have been right for any incoming government, not
just this one to ignore the issue of the brazen theft of public assets,
perhaps the first of its kind we have ever seen in this country,
”
In this regard that there is no witch hunt or malice against anyone
in the pursuit of the county’s stolen assets still stand . This war
against corruption knows no friend nor foe.
“There is no intention to deny anyone of their good name where they are
entitled to it and that President Buhari reserves the highest regards
for the country’s former leaders including Dr Jonathan Goodluck who he
continues to praise to the high heavens for the way and manner in which
he accepted defeat in the last election.
“That singular action remains a feat that has earned the former
president and Nigeria as country befitting commendations all over the
world, the latest coming from Mr Ban Ki-Moon, the Secretary-General of
the United Nations who visited a week ago.
“For the purpose of emphasis, the issue of fighting corruption by
President Buhari is non negotiable. It is sine qua non to the overall
reconstruction of the economy and social systems which suffered
destruction and severe denigration under the last administration.
President Buhari will not be deterred or blackmailed into retreat and
surrender.
“No one in the PDP can accuse President Buhari of undermining the
economy when all they handed over to him is at best,was a tottering
economy hobbled by corruption and the absence of due process.
“Things have become worsened by the continuing fall of oil prices, which
is expected to fall even further with the imminent full return of Iran
to the market. All he has been doing while around is to put things
together, organizing to defeat Boko Haram, paying outstanding salaries,
cleaning up the mess left behind, improving security and restoring our
relationships with neighbors and the world.
“So what are former ministers afraid of in these things? Have they become a new trade union?
“Let this collection of ex-VIPs allow the President the peace he needs
to handle the reconstruction of the economy and the nation in a manner
that most serves Nigeria’s best interests. President Buhari does not
need these types of distraction presented by the so-called association
of former ministers.”
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