The Presidency has asked ex President Goodluck Jonathan to stop dictating which style of fighting corruption is most effective, describing his regime as one in which corruption had a free and uninhibited reign.
In a statement debunking allegations by Jonathan that President Buhari is harassing his family, the special adviser to President Buhari on media and publicity, Femi Adesina said: “with regard to President Buhari’s anti-graft style, which the former president deprecates, given the scale of revelations and recoveries so far by the anti-corruption agencies, it is obvious that corruption had an uninhibited course during our recent past.
“In any case, time will give the verdict on whose style of fighting corruption ultimately yielded the most dividends. For now, President Buhari is resolute and single-minded in the fact that his crusade against graft is not targeted at any individual or group. He firmly believes that national interest must always be placed above personal interest, no matter who is involved.”
Ex President Jonathan, in a book authored by the Chairman of ThisDay Editorial Board, Olusegun Adeniyi entitled: “Against The Run of Play” claimed that Buhari is using the instrumentality of security agencies to harass his family.
But, Adesina said: “we make bold to state unequivocally that President Buhari harasses nobody; he merely allows the law to take its course.
“For the umpteenth time, we say that anybody without skeleton in his or her cupboard, has nothing to fear about the bared fangs of the anti-corruption initiative. Fear belongs only to those who have abused trust while in office.
“Anybody who feels aggrieved is free to approach the courts to seek redress or justice. President Buhari believes in the rule of law and that is why his campaign against corruption is anchored on that plank.” [myad]
