President Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to ignore orchestrated
attempts to ruin the integrity of ministers and other senior government
officials, who are being tarred with the brush of corruption without any
concrete evidence.
Reacting to reports, particularly by online media, that the immediate
past Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC), who is also Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe
Kachikwu, is being investigated over crude oil swap deals and gas
liftings during his tenure as GMD of the petroleum corporation,
President Buhari appealed for decent and civilized comments,
particularly when it has to do with the integrity of those who are serving the country.
“Terrible and unfounded comments about other people’s integrity are not
good. We are not going to spare anybody who soils his hands, but people
should please wait till such individuals are indicted,” the President
said.
President Buhari reiterated the administration’s commitment to probity,
accountability and integrity, promising that transparency remains a
watchword, which would never be trifled with.
