President Muhammadu Buhari has decried the “blackmail” of
some senior officials of his government. In a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, on
Tuesday, Buhari “appealled to discerning
Nigerians to ignore orchestrated attempts to sully the integrity of ministers
and other senior government officials, who are being tarred with the brush of
corruption without any concrete evidence”.
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| President Muhammadu Buhari |
According to Adesina, the president was “reacting to reports,
particularly by online media, that the immediate past group managing director
of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), who is also minister of
state for petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, is being investigated over crude oil swap
deals and gas lifting during his tenure as GMD of the petroleum corporation”.
Buhari appealed for decent and civilised comments,
particularly when it has to do with the integrity of those serving the country.
“Terrible and unfounded comments about other people’s
integrity are not good. We are not going to spare anybody who soils his hands,
but people should please wait till such individuals are indicted,” the
president said.
Buhari reiterated his administration’s commitment to
probity, accountability and integrity, promising that transparency remains a
watchword, which would never be trifled with.
The president has been accused of shielding Abdulrahman
Dambazau, former minister of interior and former chief of army staff between
2008 and 2010, who was not indicted in the probe of arms procurement in the
armed forces between 2007 and 2015.
Buhari, however, ordered the investigation of two former
army chiefs — Azubuike Ihejirika and Kenneth Minimah — for alleged procurement
fraud.
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