Buhari is protecting his appointees in a shameless manner

Buhari is protecting his appointees in a shameless manner – Northern leader

– Former House of Representatives member, Junaid Mohammed is in the news again

– The medical doctor turned politician regularly criticises the policies of President Muhammadu Buhari

– Mohammed was recently at loggerheads with the presidency over his comments

Former House of Representatives member, Junaid Mohammed has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of shamelessly protecting his appointees from prosecution.

Buhari is protecting his appointees in a shameless manner – Junaid Mohammed

Mohammed was reacting to the clearance of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babchir David Lawal by President Buhari despite the corruption allegations made against the SGF by the Nigerian Senate.

In an interview with The Punch, Mohammed alleged that a cabal in the presidency is trying to block the confirmation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) boss, Ibrahim Magu.

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His words: ”The two cases (Magu and Lawal) are not the same. Magu got his appointment after a proper background check had been done as far as I can recall. Magu is still a serving police officer.

”The police keep a very meticulous record of their officers and you don’t go up to the rank of an Assistant or Deputy Commissioner of Police with a bad record.

”As far as I am concerned, Magu was appointed because among those checked, he was considered as one who has what is required to carry out the anti-corruption war the way the president wants it fought.

”Now, those who have something to hide and members of the cabal around the president have, in cahoots with senators who feel threatened, are trying to deny him an opportunity to do his job.

”I have said in the past and I repeat it today that the ambition of members of the cabal is to hijack the anti-corruption war so that they can use it to make money and exercise power. Magu has gone through a lot.

”If there is any evidence that he is teaming up with individuals to shortchange Nigerians at his duty post, he should not only be relieved of the job but also be prosecuted.”

Mohammaed also alleged that the Department of State Security (DSS) is acting in cahoots with the said cabal.

”They take directives from the cabal and we have to be careful. In the case of Lawal, he should have been asked to step aside but that was not done. And then to cover the tracks, the cabal and some elements within the Presidency tried to bring in the case of Magu to distract the public,” he said.

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