President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Saturday, May 28, said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is allowed to probe the 2015 All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign funds.
Buhari, who stated this during an interactive session with some selected editors of Nigerian Newspapers, maintained that he would do anything possible not to soil his image.
While answering questions on why it was only the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, campaign funds that was been probed by the EFCC, the president said:
“Nothing stops the anti-graft agencies from probing leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, suspected of abuse of campaign funds”
He added: “If anybody has received $100 million to give to the party, I think he should be asked to tell us where he got the $100 million. I know those we would eventually successfully prosecute, they wouldn’t leave it, neither will they let their friends leave it.
“We do not believe if we were so reckless we would get away with it. I don’t believe it.
Post-Nigeria, learnt that the statement emanating from the president, has sent cold shivers down the spine of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and the National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu.
Recall, that a leading Newspaper in the United Kingdom, UK, ‘The Mail Daily’, had on May 15, published a report revealing how Amaechi looted Nigeria’s treasury to finance Buhari’s 2015 campaign.
The report added, that Buhari’s ‘fantastically corrupt” friend, spent over $140 million on the president’s 2015 campaign and has been accused of stealing £500 million.
Again, Amaechi has been indicted by a judicial commission of inquiry in Rivers State, for looting the treasury of the State, when he served as Governor for eight years.
Speaking further, Buhari said: “Do you remember the three and half years when I was in charge of the petroleum ministry, have you forgotten the $2.8 billion (issue)? If you have forgotten, I haven’t. Have you forgotten the PTF (Petroleum Trust Fund)?
“In the PTF, at one stage we had more than N53 billion at a time, we planned and spent it. It was investigated subsequently.
“So I assure you that I feel perfectly safe. But nobody is perfect, only God is perfect. But let me tell you, from being governor of the six states (the old North Eastern State), which was only for seven months, to the petroleum ministry, to Head of State, and to PTF, I tried not to expose myself, and I hope God will continue to help me.”
On the $2.3billion arms scandal, the President said his administration will not give up in fighting against graft.
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Panic as Buhari bows to pressure, orders EFCC to probe Amaechi, Tinubu
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