Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Chief Obono Obla has advanced reasons why the Federal Government has not invited former President Goodluck Jonathan for questioning over allegations of corruption levelled against him.

Speaking in an exclusive chat with Nigerian Tribune in Calabar at the weekend, Obla said Jonathan cannot be arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) because nobody has written a petition or lodged a complaint against him for any wrong doing.

The special assistant on prosecution said, “I am not aware that anybody in the country has written or lodged a complaint against former President Jonathan for any wrong doing with the EFCC or ICPC, or any other law enforcement agency.

“But let me make it very clear that this government is not afraid of anybody no matter how powerful, rich, and influential or clout, he or she has. Indeed, let me say for the second time that there are no sacred cows again.

“Anybody who has breached the law no matter how mighty he or she is will be arrested and prosecuted. The EFCC and other law enforcement agencies will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute anybody whom a criminal complaint is lodged against.”

He said the so-called selective war against corruption was a diversionary media propaganda stratagem contrived by looters and corrupt political elites to discredit the government efforts to rid the country of corruption and graft.

“Why is it that poor people that are arrested and prosecuted and jailed every day do not complain of selectiveness? It is only when the political and business elites are asked to render account for their conduct that we will start hearing that the government is selective.

Abeymills:
Useless govt

Speaking in an exclusive chat with Nigerian Tribune in Calabar at the weekend, Obla said Jonathan cannot be arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) because nobody has written a petition or lodged a complaint against him for any wrong doing.

Abeymills:
Useless govt

searchng4love:
very

hopeforcharles:
The day they touch this man, I will vex and divide Nigeria

u will divide it on nairaland

HtwoOw:
Jonathan will be arrested eventually, maybe next by EFCC or DSS, but it'll happen and there won't be any fall out

GlorifiedTunde:
Technically true!

Young03:
Nonsense, those that has been arrested, how many have been convicted?


ndi ara

EnEnPeecee:
Even if they lodge a complaint against him, you dare not arrest him.
Make i even keep quiet.
Just go ahead and arrest Jonathan afterall we have been praying that this useless Lord Lugard contraption be brought to ruins. I guess this is prayer angered .

patriotic9jaboy:
I hate Jonathan and his region like shiit

patriotic9jaboy:
I hate Jonathan and his region like shiit