Connect with us

Politics

Ministerial nominees: Buhari won’t act on mere petition –APC Chief

Published

on

All Progressives Congress, APC, Deputy National Chairman, North, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari would not stop the probe of members of the party, especially the ministerial nominees.

Shuaibu started this in Abuja when he spoke with journalist on Sunday, insisting that the present administration came to power with the mind set of change and was prepared to effect the needed changes.

According to the APC chieftain, government will however not act on mere petition or allegations until a court makes a conclusive pronouncement on them.

Shuaibu said: “You see the president has said several times that he believes in the rule of law, that he respects the rule of the law. Anything that is not in line with the constitution and the extant laws of this country, he would not go for it. When it comes to the issue of the choice of people who will serve as ministers in his administration. I believe that until one is convicted in the law court, we will be chasing shadows on the basis of suspicions and assumptions.

“If he decides to interpret the laws in the case of people facing investigation, I think he is quite free to go ahead with it.

Read also: Rivers to prosecute Amaechi over missing N97bn

“I think, quite frankly that he is not going to stop any investigations against any member of his cabinet. But should that investigation lead to conviction in courts, I assure you even before President Buhari ask them to resign, such a person would have brought a letter of resignation.

The president cannot intervene, I assure you, in a matter before the court on behalf of anybody including his own child.”

On the alleged selectiveness of President Buhari’s anti- corruption campaign, Shuaibu said it was not true.

“What did you expect the president to do? President Buhari has made it clear, even during his recent interview in New York, he said he would not be interfering with judicial process or procedures and he will wait to see when a court makes a decision on anyone, that is now when he will respect the decision of the court.

“And when you talk about people who have contributed to his emergence as president, I do not expect anybody who contributed to the emergence of President Buhari in the last general election to do so because they wanted cover from corruption prosecution. If anybody thinks that way, I would to say that President Buhari is not thinking that way,” he said.

RipplesNigeria …without borders, without fears

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now