Presidency replies former Ministers under GEJ's administration, says anti- corruption fight is non negotiable

The presidency has released a statement replying former
Ministers who worked in Jonathan's administration. In a
statement released this evening, the former ministers had
asked the Buhari led govt to be sincere in its fight against
corruption and not use it as a tool for political witch
hunting. In a statement signed by the Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba
Shehu, the presidency said the war against corruption is
not a personal one nor a means of political witch hunting
and that the fight is not negotiable and does not have
friend nor foe.
The statement in part reads
In this regard that there is no witch hunt or malice
against anyone in the pursuit of the county’s stolen
assets still stand . This war against corruption knows
no friend nor foe. There is no intention to deny
anyone of their good name where they are entitled
to it and that President Buhari reserves the highest
regards for the country’s former leaders including
Dr Jonathan Goodluck who he continues to praise to
the high heavens for the way and manner in which
he accepted defeat in the last election. That
singular action remains a feat that has earned the
former president and Nigeria as country befitting
commendations all over the world, the latest coming
from Mr Ban Ki-Moon, the Secretary-General of
the United Nations who visited a week ago. For the
purpose of emphasis, the issue of fighting
corruption by President Buhari is non negotiable. It
is sine qua non to the overall reconstruction of the
economy and social systems which suffered
destruction and severe denigration under the last
administration. President Buhari will not be
deterred or blackmailed into retreat and
surrender. No one in the PDP can accuse President
Buhari of undermining the economy when all they
handed over to him is at best,was a tottering
economy hobbled by corruption and the absence of
due process. Things have become worsened by the
continuing fall of oil prices, which is expected to
fall even further with the imminent full return of
Iran to the market. All he has been doing while
around is to put things together, organizing to
defeat Boko Haram, paying outstanding salaries,
cleaning up the mess left behind, improving security
and restoring our relationships with neighbors and
the world. So what are former ministers afraid of
in these things? Have they become a new trade
union? Let this collection of ex-VIPs allow the
President the peace he needs to handle the
reconstruction of the economy and the nation in a
manner that most serves Nigeria’s best interests.
President Buhari does not need these types of
distraction presented by the so-called association
of former ministers.”