Nigeria’s Presidency has refuted claims
of selective prosecution of alleged corrupt public officials, following
allegations credited to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Presidency maintained that Buhari does not interfere with the work of
anti-corruption agencies.
“Whosoever is involved in
corruption should face the law. Corruption has no political party, religion nor
ethnic group,” a statement by a spokesman to the President, Mr Garba Shehu,
read.
‘Plead Your
Innocence’
The Presidency described
allegations of selective fight against corruption as wild, and that such claims
should not have come from respected, noble and distinguished members of the
hallowed Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Mr Shehu stated that “the
claim is false and belongs to the past, and not the present. Public officials
and other leaders accused of corruption by relevant agencies should plead their
innocence, not plead malice”.
The Presidency also
condemned the allegations of alleged harassment by the officials of the
Department of State Security (DSS), stressing that “any individual or group of
individuals who consider their legitimate political and civil rights infringed
upon by the DSS or the Independent National Electoral Commission or anyone or
institution at all is advised to seek protection and redress under the
constitution and laws of Nigeria.
Mr Shehu also assured
that impunity would not be condoned under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch,
and that the Rule of Law will govern every facet of governance.
No comments:
Post a Comment