President
Muhammadu Buhari is not harassing the family of former President Goodluck
Jonathan as alleged by the ex-president, the presidency said on Wednesday.
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement issued in
Abuja.
Mr. Adesina was responding to a banner headline
story in a national newspaper of April 26, entitled: Buhari’s Govt. Harassing
my family, says Jonathan
The paper said former President Goodluck
Jonathan made the allegation in a new book, “Against The Run of Play”, written
by the Chairman of ThisDay Editorial Board, Olusegun Adeniyi.
The former president also reportedly disagreed
with the style being used by the administration of President Buhari in fighting
corruption.
However, the presidential spokesman dismissed
the allegation as untrue, saying that President Buhari only allowed the law to
take its course.
“We make bold to state unequivocally that
President Buhari harasses nobody; he merely allows the law to take its course.
“For the umpteenth time, we say that anybody
without skeleton in his or her cupboard has nothing to fear about the bared
fangs of the anti-corruption initiative.
“Fear
belongs only to those who have abused trust while in office. Anybody who feels
aggrieved is free to approach the courts to seek redress or justice.’’
According to Mr. Adesina, President Buhari
believes in the rule of law and that is why his campaign against corruption is
anchored on that plank.
-PT
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