On Friday, the Presidency stated that President Muhammadu Buhari didn’t signal any pact with former President Goodluck Jonathan or any previous President, exempting them from being probed.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a unique interview with one of our correspondents.
Shehu stated that being an open particular person, Buhari would never go into a secret pact with anyone, particularly regarding his administration’s ongoing anti-graft battle.
He stated that something might be anticipated within the ongoing anti-graft battle, which he described as “open-ended”.
The presidential spokesman stated, “There is no secret pact between President Buhari and any past President.
“If you know or understand him, President Buhari is not the kind of person who will go into secret agreements. He is open about everything he does.
“The war against corruption is open-ended. Nobody knows how it will end.”
Shehu, nonetheless, ruled out the possibility that Buhari was on a witch hunt in his fight against graft.
He stated that authorities’ place is that former authorities officers can return their loot to escape investigation and trial.
He additionally declared that the present administration’s battle in opposition to corruption is aware of neither buddy nor foe.
He stated, “But the President is not on a witch hunt. If you remember his acceptance speech after being announced as the winner of the 2015 general elections, he said without any equivocation that he would not victimise or subject anyone to a witch hunt.
“One thing very clear from the way he has carried on with the war against corruption is that past officials of government have a window to return looted funds to avoid investigation and trials which may be drawn out and sometimes inimical to the exercise.
“People can help themselves and help the country without being noisy about anything.
“The President is aware that he is under watch, locally and internationally, in handling the war against corruption.
“Whatever international support he will get will depend on how open and effective his government is in carrying out the anti-graft war.
“To that extent, the war against corruption knows neither friend nor foe.”
