Nigeria’s Presidency has refuted claims of selective prosecution of alleged corrupt public officials, following allegations credited to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Presidency maintained that Buhari does not interfere with the work of anti-corruption agencies.
“Whosoever is involved in corruption should face the law. Corruption has no political party, religion nor ethnic group,” a statement by a spokesman to the President, Mr Garba Shehu, read.
‘Plead Your Innocence’
The Presidency described allegations of selective fight against corruption as wild, and that such claims should not have come from respected, noble and distinguished members of the hallowed Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Mr Shehu stated that “the claim is false and belongs to the past, and not the present. Public officials and other leaders accused of corruption by relevant agencies should plead their innocence, not plead malice”.
The Presidency also condemned the allegations of alleged harassment by the officials of the Department of State Security (DSS), stressing that “any individual or group of individuals who consider their legitimate political and civil rights infringed upon by the DSS or the Independent National Electoral Commission or anyone or institution at all is advised to seek protection and redress under the constitution and laws of Nigeria.
Mr Shehu also assured that impunity would not be condoned under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch, and that the Rule of Law will govern every facet of governance.