While there he will also take time out to visit an ENT specialist for a persistent ear infection, the Presidency said.
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While there he will also take time out to visit an ENT specialist for a persistent ear infection, the Presidency said.
As many Nigerians yet to unravel the main reason why President Muhammadu Buhari reneged his earlier promise to name the looters of the nation's treasury on May 29th as he marked his one year in office, fact has emerged that the President forced to drop the decision former President Olusegun Obasanjo and some cabals in political class, News Punch has learnt
President Muhammadu Buhari in a move to convince skeptical Nigerians that his government is fighting corruption, had some weeks ago hinted he was going to name those who had looted the nation’s treasury on Democracy day.
However, the day came and went by, but Nigerians were not told the identity of those stealing away their common patrimony.
It was gathered that President 11th hour decision not to name the looters due to political exigencies involved, apart from the legal exigencies earlier given by the government, Ripples Nigeria reports
According to the report, some political heavyweights led by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, waded in to analyse the collateral risks of such venture to the President. They argued that naming the looters might set the nation on fire.
A source in the presidency said: “You know these looters have hangers-on and beneficiaries that are willing to die for them.
“The truth is that corruption is the biggest industry in this country. Now, if you name the looters, you are fighting an entrenched cabal and this government can do without such battle for now.”
He also noted that the mood of the nation is not disposed to naming looters, with many Nigerians complaining of cash crunch.
“You are aware some people have started saying we should bring back Jonathan and corruption because of hunger in the land.
“Nigerians don’t care about looting as long as some crumbs get to them. So, realising this, we had to tell the President he will set the nation ablaze by such gigantic move.”
Buhari, it was learnt, also received advice from Obasanjo to jettison the idea so as not to trigger off a mob action that government cannot handle.
“If you name looters, Nigerians will go after them and we might not be able to handle the mob action,” Obasanjo reportedly told the President.
It was further gathered that the anti-corruption agencies also advised against the move, opting instead that the figures of recovered loots should be released.
The EFCC and ICPC reportedly told the Presidency it was better to secretly recover loots from affected former government officials who are cooperative than name looters and risk serious resistance.
According to Premium Times, the ruling party is considering a sanction to be meted on former Kano State Governor for turning condolent visit of the Kano State Governor, Abdulahi Ganduje, who lost his mother few days ago. Some thugs, believed to be supporters of Kwankwaso turned the mourning arena to violent campaign grand where dangerous weapons were openly used with various chants of Buhari be replaced with Kwankwaso by 2019.
Bellow ss the full report according to Premium Times
The immediate-past governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is facing suspension from the ruling All Progressive Congress for organising a “violent rally” in the state while paying a condolence visit to the governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, over the death of his mother. Addressing journalists in Kano on Thursday, the state party chairman, Umar Doguwa, said Mr. Kwankwaso, a serving senator, had exhibited “acts of indiscipline which should not be allowed to go unpunished”.
He said the party’s leadership and elders had approved the constitution of a disciplinary committee to penalise Mr. Kwankwaso. According to him, the condolence visit was deliberately turned to a violent rally to cause mayhem in the state, abuse the governor and President Muhammadu Buhari.
“The party and its leadership hierarchy, as enshrined in APC constitution, must be respected at all times by party members in respective of their position.
“The party leader today in Kano is nobody but Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, who also must be respected by every person. “The party would leave no stone unturned in ensuring discipline, orderliness and loyalty as prescribed by the constitution of the APC.
“Such case of party indiscipline committed by Senator Kwankwaso will be thoroughly investigated and dealt with in accordance with the constitution of the party,”
Mr. Doguwa said. The party chairman also alleged that the senator hired a crowd that crossed over the perimeter fence of the Kano airport and damaged some installations.
“When the hired crowd was denied access to the airport premises, they climbed over fences, breaking the iron barriers and destroying the Security scanners. All the pictures are available for confirmation.
“Also, the hired thugs were busy distributing presidential campaign posters, car stickers reading
‘Kwankwassiya 2019, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for President, among others,” he said. The APC chairman said when other dignitaries from all walks of life – including those from the opposition party – came to condole with the governor, none of them made their visits violent. He said despite the fact that the funeral rites of the governor’s mother were conducted with decorum, humility, civility and decency in keeping with religious and cultural values of the people, Mr. Kwankwaso dishonoured the dead by holding a “violent rally”.
“During the senator’s visit, there was a violent rally and open show of thuggery as his supporters were seen openly wielding machetes, swords and other dangerous weapons,” he said. Mr. Doguwa also said the party frowned at Mr. Kwankwaso’s supporters’ call for replacement of Mr. Buhari with Mr. Kwankwaso by 2019.
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