President Buhari Endorses Gov Umar Ganduje At the APC Presidential Rally In Kano State
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The Presidency has affirmed that despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s endorsement of Governor Umar Ganduje as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at a rally in Kano on Thursday, the administration’s war against corruption is still on course.

The governor was shown in several video clips allegedly obtaining bribes from contractors implementing projects in his state.

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In response to the outrage generated by the president’s action, the Presidency in a statement issued in Abuja by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), dismissed claims that his association with Ganduje has diminished his commitment to the war against corruption.

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The statement argued that “there is a difference between perception and reality.”

It noted that Ganduje, as a sitting Ganduje “enjoys immunity from prosecution in his own right.”

It added: “Furthermore, under Nigerian laws, a suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

In the circumstances, the matter is in court and the President has no power to dictate to the court or the Kano State House of Assembly, which is already investigating the matter, about what to do with the allegations against Ganduje.”

The statement cited a number of high profile prosecution of senior government officials, including a former Secretary to the Government and a former state governor who is an APC member, now serving term in jail, noting that they are indications of will and determination to wage the anti-corruption war without fear or favour.

It also added that the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf, is currently on administrative leave as part of President Buhari’s commitment to transparency and accountability.

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The statement explained that despite some of the suspects being close to the President, he had not shielded them from investigation, administrative suspensions and prosecution.

The Presidency added that it is sheer mischief to suggest that President Buhari is shielding anybody because of their closeness to him, explaining that no official under this administration would go unpunished once they break the law.

It further said that it is unfair to ignore the larger picture of the President’s major successes in the war against corruption, including blocking leakages of corruption, which in turn, boosted government revenues.

The statement challenged President Buhari’s critics “to prove that those facing corruption allegations are innocent,” adding that the President’s zero tolerance for corruption has boosted and remarkably improved Nigeria’s image in the eyes of world leaders.


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