Mr. Abati reacted to the speaker’s
statement via twitter.
The presidential spokesperson, Ruben
Abati, has described the criticisms by
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, of
President Goodluck Jonathan’s anti-
corruption effort as “unfortunate.”
Mr. Abati said this via his twitter
handle, @abati1990, on Tuesday
morning in response to criticisms by
the speaker of Mr. Jonathan’s anti-
corruption effort.
I think it is unfortunate that a
man that is occupying such a
high office is talking about body
language…
— Reuben Abati (@abati1990)
December 10, 2013
Mr. Tambuwal had spoken while
responding to questions on Monday
after he presented a paper titled the
‘role of the legislature in the fight
against corruption in Nigeria’ at a
one day roundtable to mark the
international anti-corruption day
organised by the Nigeria Bar
Association, NBA, in Abuja.
“Take the subsidy probe, the pension,
the SEC probe and recently the bullet
proof car cases. After the House of
Representatives did a diligent job by
probing and exposing the cases, you
now see something else when it
comes to prosecution.
“In some cases, you have the
government setting up new
committees to duplicate the job
already done by the parliament. Take
the bullet proof cars case, the NSA,
with all the security challenges
confronting the country, should not be
burdened with a job that can best be
handled by the anti-corruption
agencies,” the speaker said while
giving examples of the way the
executive, led by Mr. Jonathan,
addresses corruption issues.
In his reaction, Mr. Abati, in a series
of tweets, said, “Tambuwal should
focus more on the efforts of the
administration in fighting corruption,
and comment on what he knows. The
administration is not going to fight
corruption on the basis of mere
speculation, or the bad politics being
played by some people. I think it is
unfortunate that a man that is
occupying such a high office is
talking about body language”
“He is certainly in a position to know
the truth and defend both his party
and the government. He should make
the effort to know that government is
investigating various matters &
working on them in accordance with
due process. President Jonathan will
not condone any act of proven
corruption. The fight against
corruption is ultimately a collective
responsibility,” the president’s
spokesperson added.
http://premiumtimesng.com/news/151226-corruption-tambuwals-criticism-jonathan-unfortunate-abati.html

From the statement, It's obvious Abati has nothing meaningful to say. In other words, Jonathan is GUILTY!

Very weak reply....

If it's a Southerner now...his mouth go sharp to insult that person.

Chino....why are you booking space above me?

ilugunboy: Very weak reply....

If it's a Southerner now...his mouth go sharp to insult that person.

Chino....why are you booking space above me?

Sorry, I'm not Chino. Mistaken Id?

Princess2be:
Sorry, I'm not Chino. Mistaken Id?

Keep deceiving yourself.....the fact that you stop bolding your fonts with this handle changes nothing.

ilugunboy:

Keep deceiving yourself.....the fact that you stop bolding your fonts with this handle changes nothing.

I guess U're looking for Cheap Attention. Thank You.

The Jonathanians took the bait grin. This is exactly what Tambuwal was looking for when he made the allegations against Jonathan. Tambuwal was looking for response and mud-fight with the Jonathanians. I expect the whole saga to escalate in the coming weeks.

Watch and see how it unfolds..........

Just passing by,

Tanbuwal don talk him own, Abati can "go and die".

Deal with the issues raised, yeye

Somebody should remind Abati that what is unfortunate, is having a clueless corrupt nonentity, who has left himself in the snuffing clutches and grips of half baked hawkers of emptiness and buffoonery (like Abati and Okupe) as our Leader

I could remember that Abati was once an activist and a critic! Waiting patiently for Doyin okupe and Labaran maku to defend their corrupt oga.

" the body language encourage corruption "

“He is certainly in a position to know
the truth and defend both his party
and the government.

Tambuwal knows the truth and Mr. Abati wants him to lie about it in an effort to defend the wicked PDP and the corrupt government. Is Tambuwal a party and govt dik sucker like Abati and Okupe? Mtcheeeeew.

Shame on Abati!
Shame on GEJ!!
Shame on PDP!!!

If an incumbent president with almighty cover-up powers to hide his menace is fingered directly or indirectly in all official corruption cases, what will be known of him after he is booted out? Honestly, this man may just be an opposite of Obassanjo's ascension to the throne(i.e. From president to prison)!

Just when Mandela is being laid in state, a zombie speaker doesn't allow us to unionize with the world to celebrate Mandela Christ. Harvard graduate speculating on body language. In Democracy, there is something called Separation of Powers and that's too much for a man whose face resembles a sallah Cow. They can do all for power to return to the north, and even FFK is against their drunken rhetoric at the moment.

Billyonaire: Just when Mandela is being laid in state, a zombie speaker doesn't allow us to unionize with the world to celebrate Mandela Christ. Harvard graduate speculating on body language. In Democracy, there is something called Separation of Powers and that's too much for a man whose face resembles a sallah Cow. They can do all for power to return to the north, and even FFK is against their drunken rhetoric at the moment.

Poor man like you. Keep quiet mr man!

Abati....GEJ's puppet

experimentist: Poor man like you. Keep quiet mr man!

What is this one saying ?

What Tambuwal said is what is already in public domain. Abati didn't even say anything to defend his master. For a profile political officer who happens to come from this political party as d president to say this, means that he could no longer swallow it any more. The investigation that wants to last as long as GEJ's govt last is already dead. So what evidence are they talking about again? GEJ has virus of corruption running in his blood.

You see 'owu' can make a man desperate. See Abati's photo here then you understand the need to kiss butts to survive.

lol man must wack

This is serious.... When the come comes to become, can we now say that Abati is exhibiting SOPHISTICATED IGNORANCE?

Remember he conjured this phrase some time ago .

I expected him to say that Tambuwal is telling lies.

hmmm

citizenY: This is serious.... When the come comes to become, can we now say that Abati is exhibiting SOPHISTICATED IGNORANCE?

Remember he conjured this phrase some time ago .

I expected him to say that Tambuwal is telling lies.

I expected him to call Tambuwal a sponsored APC propagandist.

Abati...

It evident now Jonathan is going to bite the dust pretty soon. Nigerians don tire!

ballabriggs: You see 'owu' can make a man desperate. See Abati's photo here then you understand the need to kiss butts to survive.

But Abati was on a 5-6 millon naira a year salary as editor-in-chief with Guardian Newspaper.

This Abati guy can be a spokesman for BokoHaram because ge can defend any bad,evil,wicked and dumb action. 
Abati is making GEJ looks worst.
Mr president is not as bad as they(Abati, Akupe, Maku, Gulak,)are making him looks with their bad mouth.

Princess2be: From the statement, It's obvious Abati has nothing meaningful to say. In other words, Jonathan is GUILTY!

OK

FP things

What makes you a princess?

Princess2be:
I guess U're looking for Cheap Attention. Thank You.