Agence France-Presse (AFP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute his predecessor, ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, for corruption, if he wants his anti-corruption war to succeed.

While acknowledging the fact that many people have been put on trial for corruption, the news agency noted that the anti-corruption efforts may not be productive if Jonathan was not brought in as a key witness to testify against those standing trial.

The European news agency wrote that: “It would be easy to believe that Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari is winning the war against corruption since his landmark election victory nearly a year ago. Hardly a week goes by without the country’s anti-graft agency announcing new arrests and investigations to add to the prominent politicians already in the dock.”



“But the longer the cases already brought to court drag on, the clearer it becomes that a potential setback could prevent Buhari from securing the convictions he has promised and Nigerians demand.”

“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has not implicated the former head of state in any of its ongoing investigations.”

“But his glaring absence is increasingly posing problems for state prosecutors as the preliminary stages of cases are heard in court and trials get under way.”

While citing the ongoing trial of Olisa Metuh, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, AFP stated that: “He was only acting on Jonathan’s orders and last week argued he should be acquitted because the former president has not been called to the stand.”

In a similar vein, the agency cited the trial of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, of the infamous Armsgate scandal.

“One lawyer working for Sambo Dasuki, Nigeria’s former national security advisor, has also hinted at pursuing a similar defence.”

“Dasuki, who is accused of diverting the weapons procurement cash through his office via bogus defence contracts, has himself said he was only doing the bidding of the then-commander-in-chief – Jonathan”

AFP added that: “Buhari has previously warned the country’s monied elite it was no longer business as usual, but with Nigeria in economic crisis as a result of the collapsing price of oil, analysts say Buhari can ill afford to alienate Jonathan and his allies, even if it threatens success in court.”

http://ynaija.com/buhari-jonathan-afp-corruption/

Like Brazil like Nigeria
Like Lulu like Gej
It's nothing personal
It's only the consequences of his actions
No witch hunt
No vendetta
It's a war against Corruption

Change is here to stay

do you want some people to shout marginalisation.

JONATHAN WON'T BE PROSECUTED UNLESS BUHARI GIVES ME MY


5000 * 3MONTHS

Even if gej is prosecuted and amechi n fashola are left, it will still fail.

DonCortino:
Even if gej is prosecuted and amechi n fashola are left, it will still fail.

note that it is very easy for this government to humiliate goodluck Jonathan and nothing will happen.

Much as this is desired, it is going to be tough doing it.

Chukwudi44 may get heart attack with this kind of news, always on the defence for corruption

AFP are still learners on Nigerian Politics.

Anti-corruption fight won't succeed because there is nothing like ONE Nigeria.

Fight against corruption can only succeed when all citizens are treated with equal dignity and all ethnic groups are equal before the law.

When you kill unarmed, peaceful IPOB protesters while providing cover for armed Fulani herdsmen murdering farmers for resisting destruction of their farmland, then the country is a gooner.

An ineffectual buffoon yesterday remains today's ineffectual buffoon, gej remains a case study on why weak womanizing leaders fail. He will be condemned by generations unborn.

It gonna be a long war if Buhari tries it!
Dem no born Buhari well to touch our God anointed Jonathan.

AFP journos bribed by APC/NorthernMuslims!

Dem no born Bubu to try such!

Over 90% of corrupt past and present leaders are hausafulanis. But buhari/apc are just providing cover for thieves.