It’s ‘astonishing’ for GEJ to claim there’s more corruption now than under him- Presidency
The claim by former President Goodluck Jonathan that there is more corruption under the current government of President Muhammadu Buhari has got the Presidency fuming.

The Presidency, which refuted the claim in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, described it as astonishing.

“The Presidency rejects former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s astonishing claim, to the utter surprise of many, that there is more corruption in the country compared to when he left office. This is absolutely untrue. The facts on the ground today run contrary to his outlandish claim,” Garba said.

Jonathan was said to have made the comment in his book “My Transition Hours” which he launched on Tuesday during his 61st birthday celebration in Abuja.

But Shehu argued in his statement thus:

“President Muhammadu Buhari, in pursuit of the war against corruption, has set a number of local and international records, one of which is to call judicial officers in Nigeria to account. He is the first to set such a record. Not only that, this is the first time that top military commanders and Service Chiefs are brought to trial and convictions were achieved on account of corruption.

“Also, this is the first time a ruling party is convicting high profile citizens including former governors, who are members of same party. This is the first time the international community is acknowledging the efforts of a government of Nigeria in this regard as manifested by the selection of President Buhari by the African Union as the Anti-Corruption Champion of the continent.

“For the records, this is the first time a ruling party is investigating ranking officers of the administration, including some at the very top.

“In addition to the many firsts recorded by President Buhari’s administration, the government has introduced a lot of changes, considering that the laws relating to the fight against corruption cannot reasonably be static.

“In line with its aspiration to be ahead of the growing sophistication of corruption and financial crimes, the administration has initiated new legislations and proposed amendments to different sections of laws, among which are:

• The Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Bill 2017;

• Anti-Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Bill 2017;

• Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit Bill 2017 (NFIU);

• Proceeds of Crime Bill 2017;

• Public Interest Disclosure and Witness Protection Bill, 2017 and

• The Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill, 2017.

“Owing to these efforts and support all of relevant stakeholders, NFIU Act has been passed and President Buhari gave his assent on July 18, 2018. The administration is currently working with the legislature for an expedited passage of the Proceeds of Crimes Bill to make the anti-corruption war more effective.”

He said Nigerians should dismiss Dr. Jonathan’s “hollow boast” that he, not President Buhari, introduced schemes such as the Biometric Verification Number (VBN), Treasury Single Account (TSA) and the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPS).

He added, “Of what use is the announcement of good policies without the will to implement them?

“Since President Buhari assumed office, Nigerians are witnesses to the huge success recorded through the implementation of the TSA where some government agencies that had over the years remitted peanut amounts or nothing at all are now periodically pumping billions into government coffers. Prominent among these remittances include the ones made by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigeria Customers Service (NCS) and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

While it is also true that the BVN was introduced in 2014 to ensure that all bank accounts have biometric identification of their owners, the lack of will and capacity under Dr Jonathan stalled implementation. Today, BVN covers nearly all bank accounts. There are still some individuals who have shielded their identity and are now afraid of enrolling on the BVN platform as this will expose them and their corrupt actions. The law is going after them.

“President Buhari’s administration introduced the whistle-blower policy as a veritable tool against corruption as it gives individuals an opportunity to expose corruption, fraud, bribery, looted government funds, financial misconducts, government assets and any other form of corruption or theft. Within six months of introducing this policy, over 5,000 reports were made through various channels, 365 actionable tips were received out of the 5000 reports. So far more than N200bn has been recovered.
Full details: https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/its-astonishing-for-gej-to-claim-theres-more-corruption-now-than-under-him-presidency/

Before you create post have a background knowledge of what you are posting. GEJ didn't say it but he quoted transparency international. They are the one that do corruption rating. Go back and Google this very well. You might hate GEJ but you can't hate the truth. I have nothing absolutely against Buhari because all leaders are approved by God whether good or bad so for now he's my president

Gej may be funny sometimes,he also claimed Obama was the main cause of his defeat in 2015 general elections.This sounds absurb because US was neutral throughout the electioneering process and the immediate past US Secretary of states came to Abuja and met one on one with Jonathan.GEJ can indeed lie for Africa in a Continental Lying Competition

But Nigeria is 20 times more corrupt under Buhari

FarahAideed:
But Nigeria is 20 times more corrupt under Buhari

I can't say u r misinformed. I'll say u r just biased and ignorant

Forget oga Jona. Him dat let mama peace and the crew to withdraw from naija like say na dia papa pocket

Food for thought:

GEJ wanted to increase fuel pump price to N141 per litre in 2012 in order to stop fuel subsidy payment of N300 billion per year. Buhari increased pump price to N145 per litre in 2015 and is paying fuel subsidy of N1.4 Trillion (Over 4 times what GEJ was sad to pay) per year. Is NNPC under Buhari not milking the country dry?

Surely the corruption under Buhari stinks to high heavens. Period.