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President Buhari’s association with Gov.Ganduje has not diminished his anti-corruption fight – Presidency


Oredola Adeola|

President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed claims that his association with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has diminished his commitment to the war against corruption, affirming that his zero tolerance for corruption has remarkably improved Nigeria's image in the eyes of world leaders.

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday on the backdrop of President Buhari's campaign tour to Kano State.

President Muhammadu Buhari's campaign in Kano


President Buhari in the statement however claimed that there is a difference between perception and reality, challenging critics of his administration to prove that those facing corruption allegations are innocent.


In the statement which was released in reaction to comments that greeted the President Buhari's proclamation of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, at a rally in Kano, the presidency cited a number of high profile prosecution of senior government officials that a former Secretary to the Government and a former state governor who is a party member and now serving term in jail as 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.

It further added that it is mischievous 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.

On the specific issue of Governor Ganduje of Kano State, the statement noted that Dr. Ganduje, as a sitting Governor, enjoys immunity from prosecution in his own right. Furthermore, under Nigerian laws, a suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

He added that the matter is in court and the Presidency 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.
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The Presidency however noted that the oppositions are unfair to have ignored the larger picture of the Buhari’s major successes in the war against corruption, including blocking leakages of corruption, which in turn, boosted government revenues.

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