By Adetutu Folasade- Koyi
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,
Mr Femi Adesina has said there is no
friend or foe in the campaign against cor­
ruption.
In an interview with an online
newspaper, Premium Times, the
presidential spokesman also said the
Buhari-led administration would not
hesitate to prosecute any member of
the ruling All Progressives Congress
(APC) indicted for corruption.
“On anti-corruption, of course, we know
what has been uncovered in this
country. I remember in the United
Kingdom (UK) about two weeks ago,
one foreign media asked the president –
did you know it was this bad?
“He confessed that he knew it was bad
but he didn’t know it was that bad. It
has turned out very, very bad. But it is
also something that the government is
tackling and the president is determined
to leave a saner and cleaner Nigeria in
terms of accountability and probity by
the way he is going.
“No matter what anybody says about
this corruption war, no friend not foe,
no retreat, no surrender.”
Adesina, a former managing director of
The Sun newspaper insisted the
corruption war of this administration is
not selective as it’s being viewed in
some quarters.
“Anybody, irrespective of who he is, if
he has questions to answer on corrup­
tion, he will have to answer it. I heard
people say that it is selective. They need
to prove. He who alleges must also
prove. The anti-corruption war is going
on and going on very well and it has
earned Nigeria a lot of respect in the
international community…
“You don’t just go running after people
because you want to give the semblance
of a balance.
“If there is no allegation against an APC
person or if there is no prima facie case,
you don’t just bring them to trial just
because you want to create a balance.
But, if there is any prima facie case or
there is a need for any APC person to
be pulled in for question or to be tried,
you be sure that that will happen.
“The president has answered that
question and the challenge he threw was
– give me the evidence against them.
You can’t just on the basis of suspicion
say this person is corrupt.
“If there is evidence against them, give
me the evidence. He said it even in his
media chat recently. He said, ‘if you
have evidence even against a serving
minister, that minister will answer for it.’
That is the president for you.
“Then the second leg of the question is –
how many people have been convicted?
Unfortunately, the executive does not
convict. The executive does not
pronounce judgment. There is absolutely
nothing the executive can do in a polity
where there is separation of powers.
There is separation of powers and so
the executive cannot convict and it can­
not lean on the judiciary to begin to
convict. The onus is on the judiciary to
know that it has a role to play if Nigeria
will win this anti-corruption war. But, has
the war been on course? No doubt, it is
on course.”
Adesina reiterated that the president will
make good a campaign promise to turn
the economy around.
“The third promise he made was to
revive the economy. It is work in
progress and we will get there. No
doubt, jobs will come from agriculture
and solid minerals and other policies will
stimulate the economy. It is N6 trillion
budget, for instance. for the first time. If
it is properly implemented and there is
no reason why it will not be properly
implemented, it will stimulate the
economy. There will be more spending
money at the disposal of Nigerians.
“So, I will say; so far so good, the
government is on course. I have used
this illustration before I will use again. It
is like a plane that has taken off and it is
gaining altitude and its nose is in the air.
As long as its nose is in the air, it is
climbing.
“If the nose is down it is a danger
signal.”

Source:
http://sunnewsonline.com/no-friend-no-foe-in-anti-graft-war-adesina/

[size=15pt]“Anybody, irrespective of who he is, if he has questions to answer on corrup­tion, he will have to answer it.[/size]

Please Wake Me Up When The Above Statement Becomes “Present Happening Tense”

when will APC stop deceiving their zombies? is this a cause? smh

BeeBeeOoh:
Please Wake Me Up When The Above Statement Becomes “Present Happening Tense”

you better wake up now if you dont want to sleep forever. Because right now I am thinking of Rotimi Chinuike Amaechi.

You know wharam saying...


Please help me to call mynd44 & lalasticlala

AtlanticBreeze:
when will APC stop deceiving their zombies? is this a cause? smh

why now?

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BUHARIISCURSED:

ah! Why na?

I belong to nobody, i belong to everybody.

Okay oh

Chigold101:
I belong to nobody, i belong to everybody.

Okay oh

yes thats what it should be.

But thinking about Aisha Buhari and one Jeffeson makes my heart yarn.

I thought the condition was that you had to steal Federal Government money before you can be prosecuted, meaning those that stole State Government money are exempt. At least this was the excuse that APC supporters gave for Amaechi.

[size=22pt]Joke of the day...

Hahahahahaha

Indict who?


angel APC?[/size]

Hmmmm

booblacain:
I thought the condition was that you had to steal Federal Government money before you can be prosecuted, meaning those that stole State Government money are exempt. At least this was the excuse that APC supporters gave for Amaechi.

Fashola & Amaechi are rewarded with two big ministries for their ability to steal from their states & give to Buhari‘s campaign

BushidoBlue:
[size=22pt]Joke of the day...
Hahahahahaha
Indict who?

angel APC?[/size]

make i follow u laugh o