Buhari not harassing Jonathan’s family, says Presidency

The Presidency on Wednesday debunked allegations that President Muhammadu Buhari was harassing members of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s family.

The Presidency stated this while reacting to Jonathan’s claim that the present administration is harassing his family.

Jonathan had made the allegation of harassment and raised other issues in a yet to be published book.

The book, titled, ” Against The Run of Play’, was authored by Mr. Segun Adeniyi, chairman of the editorial board of THISDAY.

Jonathan was also disagreed with the style being used by the Buhari administration in fighting corruption.

Reacting to Jonathan’s allegation, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, denied that Buhari was harassing members of Jonathan’s family, adding that recent discoveries made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have shown that corruption had an “uninhibited course” during Jonathan’s regime.

Adesina further argued that Buhari’s fight against graft is not targeted at any individual or group.
He said: “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.”

The presidential spokesman further disclosed that Buhari believes in rule of law and due process, saying that nothing would made the president departs from the tenets of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

He said: “President Buhari believes in the rule of law and that is why his campaign against corruption is anchored on that plank.

“With regard to President Buhari’s anti-graft style, which the former president deprecates, given the scale of revelations and recoveries so far by the anti-corruption agencies, it is obvious that corruption had an uninhibited course during our recent past.

“In any case, time will give the verdict on whose style of fighting corruption ultimately yielded the most dividends.

“President Buhari firmly believes that national interest must always be placed above personal interest, no matter who is involved.”