Politics Buhari Afraid to Probe Obasanjo - Ijaw Youth Council

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Nigeria - The Ijaw Youth Council has dared President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the tenure of ex president Olusegun Obasanjo.

President Buhari had decided to probe weapons procurement from 2007 to date - a period which covers the administration of late President Umaru Yar'Adua and ex president Goodluck Jonathan.

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“While we are not against any effort of the President to investigate previous administrations and indeed take steps against the scourge of corruption in the society, we hereby state without equivocation that the period covered by this probe is a suspect,” a statement signed by the groups president, Udengs Eradiri, said.

IYC said the probe would make more sense if it begins either from 1960 or at least 1999 when Nigeria became a democracy after years of military dictatorship.

“The President’s decision to leave out the eight-year period covered by the Presidency of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, from 1999 to 2007, suggests that the current anti-corruption crusade is being manipulated to spare some sacred cows.

“We hold that this is unfair and that the tenure of Chief Obasanjo is being exempted because of the role he played in Buhari’s emergence as President,” it

They said failure of Mr. Buhari to probe Mr. Obasanjo’s era would portray the President as a man lacking in courage to confront the monster of corruption.

“This is the better thing to do rather than probing a dead man in the person of Late President Umaru Yar’Adua,” they said.


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