Dipo Olowookere
By Dipo Olowookere
President Muhammadu Buhari has denied harassing the family of his predecessor, Mr Goodluck Jonathan, has reported in a national newspaper of Wednesday, April 26, entitled: BUHARI’S GOVT HARASSING MY FAMILY, SAYS JONATHAN.
Reacting to the story, the President’s Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said in a statement that Mr Buhari “merely allows the law to take its course.”
Mr Adesina stated that, “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.”
In the newspaper report, it was said that 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.
But the Presidency said, “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.”
Reacting further on Mr Buhari’s anti-graft style, Mr Adesina said “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,” Mr Adesina said.
