President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed reports about him shielding his associates in the acclaimed anti-corruption war of the administration as he charged state governors to keep their stand on opening up old grazing routes to improve the curbing of the clashes between herdsmen and farmers.
Buhari also asked Nigerians to present evidence to the anti-corruption agencies as he rubbished insinuations by Ahmed that there was evidence brought before the National Assembly.
In his explanations, he said the government could not keep its eyes closed if people make wrong declarations, an insinuation the moderator quickly asked him if he referred to the contentions over the case involving the Chief Justice of the country, Justice Walter Onnoghen.
“I don’t think that anybody that is being booted out is corrupt,” the president said, in reference to the claim that Lawal was removed because of corruption.
“I told you why I have to be careful. If there are strong allegations, people should come out with strong evidence like names of companies looted, contracts awarded, then, we take them before the court and ICPC and we have to trust the system and allow them to complete their investigation.
“If we just arrest them and look the other way as we did in the military system…democracy is a multi-party system that does not approve that. So, if there is strong allegation, the government may ask people to go like the former secretary general.”
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