Pres. Buhari Set to Probe GEJ’s Administration & No Other Past Government: Here’s Why

The presidency on Thursday stated that Buhari would limit his probe to the immediate past government of Goodluck Jonathan, and no other administration.

Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesinaspoke to Vanguard about why Buhari won’t probe other governments apart from Jonathan’s:

“It is a simple thing. Before he was inaugurated, the President said that it will be a distraction for him to start digging deep into past governments. He said so. I don’t see anything new. But it will be irresponsible of any government to leave things of the immediate past that are glaring and evident and not do anything about it.

It is not a witch-hunt. You have evidence and they are glaring. A responsible government should do something about it. It is not about the former president. It is about how they acquitted themselves in the responsibility they were given. When you are given a public responsibility, you are responsible to the people.

You must account. When you bury a corpse and the legs are sticking out, have you buried the corpse? No. Once there are trails of money, in dollars everywhere, a responsible government should investigate. It is not as if they are witch-hunting anybody”, he said.