Buhari explains why GEJ is not yet procecuted

The Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Femi Adesina has revealed why President Muhamamdu Buhari is protecting former President Goodluck Jonathan from arms deal probe.
He said President Buhari is not shielding anybody and anyone that needs to be asked question can be asked question
“I had said this to one media house and the next it published that I said Buhari will prosecute Jonathan. What I am saying is that, if it comes to anybody to be asked question, that person will have to be asked. But you also know that a former president must be given some dignity" he said.
So, if President Jonathan ruled for six years, there were actions and if those actions were not up to par, they would have consequences. That is what is happening and so it is not about blaming Jonathan. It is just consequences of actions and inactions, that is all. “The government does not prosecute. It is the agencies that prosecute.
President Buhari ordered a probe last year after funds meant to buy arms to fight Boko Haram militants were allegedly diverted.
Nigeria’s former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki among others were arrested for supposedly stealing some $2 billion in relation to arms deals.
Source: News24

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