– Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu has released a bombshell over Buhari’s anti-corruption war
– He said President Buhari will soon relieve any corrupt official in his government of his/her job
– The Presidential aide also noted that Babachir Lawal was suspended based on the president’s independent investigation level against the SGF
Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu has revealed that more corrupt officials in the current administration would soon be sacked by the president
Mallam Shehu made the revelation in an exclusive interview with the Daily Trust in Abuja while speaking on the circumstances that led to the suspension of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir David Lawal and the Director General of the National Intelligence NIA, Ambassador Ayo Oke.
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ZENITHBLOG.com gathered that when asked to give more clarification on what led to the sudden suspension of the SGF and the DG of NIA, Mallam Shehu said that the president did his own investigation after the National Assembly had investigated and given an interim report on the allegation leveled against the duo.
Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu
He said: “The statement, released on Wednesday, itself was very clear about the fact that the president has decided to do his own investigation after the National Assembly had investigated and given an interim report.
“The president wrote to the National Assembly saying the SGF has said you didn’t give him a fair hearing, so can you arrange that. So that was arranged. I think there was a misunderstanding initially, he (SGF) said he was going to court and then later decided to make himself available to the National Assembly. The Senate appointed a day on which he will come and they, on their own, changed it.
“Maybe the president felt he needed his own investigation; the National Assembly’s final report has still not been received. So, maybe within the two weeks of the committee headed by the vice president, the National Assembly too might be ready with its
“But the president will look at everything. He’s not hasty; he’s not vindictive but very scrupulous. This is why he wanted to be very fair and follow due process in determining it, especially when you consider that SGF is the engine room of the whole administration; so you have to handle it with all sensitivity.
“As for the NIA, you know the questions have been spelt out there in the statement. The president obviously wants to know who approved this kind of money – a large sum of money – and how it came to where it was found. It was saved in a private house – who owns it? What did they want to do with it? While the investigation is going on, he asked that they both step aside. Everything is in the statement.
“If I will add anything to what the statement said, it is to say it has shown that the president has the courage to execute this war against corruption without fear or favour. People will say all sorts of things that there are sacred cows, that there are people who are protected, this and that.
“This single action today (Wednesday April 18) is a clear manifestation of the determination of the administration to take this war against corruption to any level and that it will be prosecuted without fear or favour. People who are in government have better watch out because the president will not spare anyone.
He further stated that: “Corruption is like the cancer cell; if it affects any part of the body, remove it otherwise it will affect everywhere. In fact, we are blocking the loophole through which our money was siphoned.
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“This country will not grow or develop so long as corruption becomes the ground norm acceptable form of behavior. So Magu has the courage, energy and the capacity to execute this work, which is why the president has confidence in him.”
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