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President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to ensure that anyone caught with corrupt acts will pay for it, irrespective of their tribe party or religion.
In an interview with The Interviewer, Buhari said some process must be followed to probe corrupt persons.
“Do you just grab people along the road and take them off to court for trial just because you want to create a semblance of balance?” Buhari said. “First, there has to be an accusation which must be properly investigated, and when a prima facie case has been built, you prosecute.
“If any of my backers or party (APC) members has anything established against them, let’s see whether I will shield anyone from prosecution. “There seems to be a preponderance of the People Democratic Party members standing trial because they had been in power for 16 years, they had access to the public treasury and abused the trust reposed in them. “You can be assured that anybody caught in corruption will answer for it irrespective of party, tribe or religion.
“You will recall that shortly before the 2011 presidential election, I had said it was the last time I would offer myself for elective position and I meant it, but the following years, we saw our country virtually falling apart on all fronts.
“People felt a rescue exercise was necessary and a large number believed I could do it. “They made overtures to me and the pressure was so enormous that I could not say no. As they say, the rest is history. “We will note the recommendation of the Attorney General of the Federation. We do not want to deliberately disgrace people. All we want is public money back,” he explained.
In an interview with The Interviewer, Buhari said some process must be followed to probe corrupt persons.
“Do you just grab people along the road and take them off to court for trial just because you want to create a semblance of balance?” Buhari said. “First, there has to be an accusation which must be properly investigated, and when a prima facie case has been built, you prosecute.
“If any of my backers or party (APC) members has anything established against them, let’s see whether I will shield anyone from prosecution. “There seems to be a preponderance of the People Democratic Party members standing trial because they had been in power for 16 years, they had access to the public treasury and abused the trust reposed in them. “You can be assured that anybody caught in corruption will answer for it irrespective of party, tribe or religion.
“You will recall that shortly before the 2011 presidential election, I had said it was the last time I would offer myself for elective position and I meant it, but the following years, we saw our country virtually falling apart on all fronts.
“People felt a rescue exercise was necessary and a large number believed I could do it. “They made overtures to me and the pressure was so enormous that I could not say no. As they say, the rest is history. “We will note the recommendation of the Attorney General of the Federation. We do not want to deliberately disgrace people. All we want is public money back,” he explained.
