– The Presidency says President Buhari is not harassing former President Goodluck Jonathan
– He said that the Presidency only allows the law to take its natural course
– President Buhari firmly believes that national interest must always be placed above personal interest, no matter who is involved
The Presidency has reacted to allegations credited to former President Jonathan where he alleged that the Buhari led administration is harassing his family.
ZENITHBLOG.com earlier reported that former president, Goodluck Jonathan, faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of fighting corruption, saying it forces people to go into exile for political reasons.
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Jonathan also said that his family is being hounded by the Buhari administration. The former president, made his feelings known in a book, “Against The Run of Play”, written by the chairman of This Day editorial board.
He argued that the Presidency only allows the law to take its natural course
Meanwhile, according to Mr Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, the president is not in anyway harassing the former president family.
He argued that the Presidency only allows the law to take its natural course.
The Presidency press statement read in full: “The Presidency is constrained to respond to the banner headline story in a national newspaper of Wednesday, April 26, entitled: BUHARI’S GOVT HARASSING MY FAMILY, SAYS JONATHAN.
“The paper said former President Goodluck Jonathan made the allegation in a new book, “Against The Run of Play”, written by the Chairman of ThisDay Editorial Board, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi.
“The former president also reportedly disagreed with the style being used by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in fighting corruption.
“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.
“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.
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Recall that former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has said foreign powers helped President Muhammadu Buhari emerge victorious in the 2015 general election.
Jonathan blamed his loss in the election on former United States president, Barack Obama, ex-British prime minister, David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande who he said aided President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory.
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