If Jonathan is proven to be corrupt, Buhari will not ‘spare him’ – Presidency

The Presidency has stated that former
President Goodluck Jonathan would be
prosecuted if it’s proven that he engaged in
corrupt acts while in office.
Special Adviser to the President on Media
and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said on
Thursday, that President Muhammadu Buhari
will not protect anyone found guilty or
accused of corruption.
The ongoing investigation into the alleged
diversion of over $2.1 billion meant for arms
purchase by the last administration, has seen
Jonathan’s name mentioned a few times by
some of those currently put on trial by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Former National Security Adviser, Sambo
Dasuki, who is accused of sharing the funds
to some politicians and associates of the
former President, has said that he was
authorized by Jonathan to disburse the
money to facilitate his presidential campaign.
National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has also
admitted to receiving funds from Dasuki to
carry out some important assignments for
Jonathan.
Ever since Jonathan was suggested as being
complicit in the alleged arms funds
diversion, the clamour for his investigation
has reached fever pitch but the EFCC recently
maintained that it had no evidence against
him, just yet.
Reacting to this, Femi Adesina revealed to
Premium Times that if Jonathan is found
guilty, he would face prosecution, while
adding that there’s no existing agreement
between the former president and the
incumbent president on the matter of a
possible ‘corruption trial’.
He was quoted to have said: “There is no
accord. If the corruption fight needs to get
there (making Mr. Jonathan face justice), it
will get there.”
“There is no accord that if corruption is
proven, it will not be tried. With this
president, nobody will be protected. And I
underscore it, if it needs to get anywhere, it
will get there.”