President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday advised Nigerians to
stop accusing his ministers and other top government officials of corruption and
implore individual to accuse any of his cabinet member of corruption only with concrete
evidence.
Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,
Mr Femi Adesina, the President appealed to Nigerians to ignore “orchestrated
attempts” to discredit the ministers and other senior government officials.
According to PUNCH, Buhari
faulted media report that the immediate past Group Managing
Director of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Minister of State for Petroleum
Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, was being investigated over crude oil swap deals
and gas lifting during his tenure as GMD of the petroleum corporation.
The President said while he would not spare anybody who
soils his hands, Nigerians should wait until such individuals are indicted.
“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,” he said.
Buhari reiterated the administration’s commitment to
probity, accountability and integrity.
He promised that transparency remains a watchword, which
would never be trifled with.
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