The National Peace Committee on Tuesday dismissed reports that it was lobbied by former President Goodluck Jonathan to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from probing his administration.

Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, a member of the committee chaired by retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, dismissed the report while answering questions from State House correspondents after the committee’s closed-door meeting with Buhari in Abuja.
According to him, though everybody is free to contact the committee to intervene in promoting peaceful coexistence in the society, the former president never talked to the committee for any form of intervention.
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“Anybody is free to come to our committee, but President Jonathan never by telephone or by any other means sought to see the committee.
“We went to see him, but that was after we had already seen members of the political parties; we saw a few members of the civil society; we planned to see the speaker because we couldn’t see him yesterday.
“So this was a planned series of intervention essentially just to hear out everybody and I think the good news is that Nigerians are committed to a new nation.
“We are committed to ensuring that the gains and the blessings God has given us come to fruition.
“So, it was a very wonderful conversation that we had.“

He said the committee had embarked on routine consultation with relevant stakeholders with a view to ensuring stability in the country.
According to him, the committee will continue to support and cooperate with government in its fight against corruption and injustice.
He said: “Again, our own commitment is not to intimidate or fight anybody.
“The former president’s commitment and what he did still remains spectacular and I think that President Buhari himself appreciates that.
“So, our effort really is to make sure that the right thing is done.
“This is not an intervention; it is not a hearing out process.
“When we had election it was like a wedding; the reality of government now is the marriage and people need to be encouraged.
“We need to reaffirm that this is our country and the only thing we can collectively be opposed to is injustice, iniquity, corruption and in that regard we all had one single conversation.“
Some members of the peace committee at the meeting are: the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar; Cardinal John Onaiyekan; and the President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor,
Others are: Primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh; Justice Rose Ukeje (rtd); Prof. Ameze Guobadia; Publisher of Vanguard Newspaper, Sam Amuka; Dame Priscilla Kuye; Sen. Ben Obi; Dr Yunusa Tanko; and Dr Arthur-Martin Aginam


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Jonathan must be probed and must face trial

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I dnt c any reason for Gej to do that.... considering d fact dat d present government has proved within dis few months dat "likes" on facebook are better than results......keep impressing d media, u wud soon turn a country into a football club

Can this be moved 2 d front page

Don't mind the propaganda machines at The PUNCH,The Nations and sahara reporters

Nooo, everybody must be afraid of Buhari...the only incorruptible man in a country as big as Nigeria. Rubbish!

This incitement must stop. We are in a democracy .

......Father kuka, if Jonathan did not lobby you, why are now running around trying to stop Buhari from probing Jonathan's Administration?

Didn't you hear When Jonathan himself said he didn't know his People were corruopt and he is just hearing about all their financial deeds?

When jona was the president, didn't you hear when is said stealing is not not corruption?

Father kukah pls You people should not be a clog in the wheel of progress.

Few Niggas stole our common wealth and you are begging the messaih( Buhari ) from probing jona, Alison, Ngozi and co

Oga abeg respect youself!

seal123:
Jonathan must be probed and must face trial

is dat so?

I didn't expect anyone to be so naïve to say otherwise. But Nigerians know the truth.

This what you get when you have news with ''our source or our sources'' it always comes out false, I wonder the kind of junk journalism we have in this country...

Another propaganda proven false again, I was begining to wonder what the ex president will be doing begging for soft landing when he already stated he was ready for a probe...SMH

seal123:
Jonathan must be probed and must face trial

This what oyinbo's call building castle in the air...

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