Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday
advised Nigerians to stop accusing his ministers and other top
government officials of corruption without any concrete evidence.
In a statement by 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.
Specifically, Buhari faulted media report
(not THE PUNCH) 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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