President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday ordered the immediate
release of the full audit report of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, NNPC, accused of diverting $20 billion oil money. The president
gave the directive Monday, a day after the president-elect Muhammadu Buhari,
pledged to launch an investigation into the claim made by a former governor of
the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi. Continue to read statement…
We have noted with concern, the allegation by the spokesman
of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lai Mohammed that officials of the
Federal Government are engaged in “last minute looting of the nation’s
resources, rushed privatization of key institutions and hurried recruitment
into the public service”.
We also consider as most unfortunate and uncharitable, the
suggestion by Mohammed that the Jonathan Administration is trying to “tie the
hands” of the incoming government merely by continuing to discharge its constitutional
responsibilities until the end of its tenure.
The Jonathan Administration which continues to do its best
to ensure a smooth and peaceful handover over of power to the President-Elect,
General Muhammadu Buhari, deeply regrets the unfairness and combative frame of
mind reflected in Mohammed’s statement.
President Jonathan has done his best in the past five years
to discharge his constitutional responsibilities for good governance and
effective leadership of the nation.
Without any prejudice whatsoever to the freedom of the
incoming administration to do as it pleases, within the confines of extant laws
when it assumes office, the Jonathan Administration will continue to discharge
its responsibility to govern until May 29, 2015.
In continuing to fulfill the obligations of his office
however, President Jonathan has not, and will never condone any form of
unscrupulous conduct on the part of state officials.
President Jonathan will also never authorise any attempt to
create any problems for the incoming administration as the APC spokesperson,
who ought to know that the outcome of the March 28 presidential elections does
not imply a cessation of governance, unjustly alleges.
As Mohammed threatened in his statement, the incoming
administration will be perfectly within its rights to review all actions of the
present government as it may deem fit. We see nothing wrong with that. After
all, the present Administration reviewed the actions of previous governments on
assumption of office with resultant benefits for policy and project
implementation.
President Jonathan is also deeply concerned by the
continuing suggestions that his administration still has anything to hide about
the unproven allegation that about $20 Billion is unaccounted for by the NNPC
during his tenure.
To lay the matter to rest, President Jonathan in line with
Section 7(2) of the NNPC Act, has directed that the full report of the PWC
Forensic Audit of the NNPC accounts be released immediately to the public so
that all Nigerians will be properly informed on the matter.
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Shame on those peddling the harmful allegation
ReplyDeleteNonsense
ReplyDeleteBetter so that they'll stop blackmailing him with that
ReplyDeleteGEJ is an open hearted man!
ReplyDeleteBy d tym Buhari's tenure starts running, he'll kow dat dis isn't 80s
ReplyDeleteLet him do it fast.
ReplyDeleteLai Mohammmed takes pleasure in saying things.
ReplyDeleteThey insult Jonathan too much
ReplyDeleteThat's d kind of information Lai will be giving Nigerians till next 4yrs
ReplyDeleteGod help us!
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