Contrary to media reports, president Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said he has no intention of probing the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Jonathan made the clarification in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.
He said he was constrained to state
again that there was no truth in reports on Saturday, that he intends to
probe the Obasanjo administration because of the former President’s
constant criticisms of the Federal Government.
He said rather than probing Obasanjo, he
remained fully focused on the tasks of ensuring peace, security and
stability across the country in order to create the right conditions for
rapid socio-economic development.
The President said he would not be
distracted from this objective by attempts to drive a wedge between him,
respected elders and leaders of his party.
The statement read in part, “The
President has nothing but the greatest respect for Obasanjo’s very
notable contributions to national growth and development over many years
and far from taking offence or seeking retaliation, will always welcome
objective criticisms and advice from the very highly-regarded elder
statesman.
“What is more, President Jonathan
regards his administration as a continuation of the unbroken chain of
PDP-led governments started by Obasanjo in 1999 which have worked
tirelessly to entrench democratic governance and achieve rapid
socio-economic growth in the country.
“Rather than order a pointless probe of
his predecessors, he will continue to do his utmost best to build on the
solid foundations for national progress laid under previous PDP
administrations.
“Speculations and suggestions of an
impending probe of the Obasanjo administration by President Jonathan are
therefore nonsensical and should be dismissed by all right-thinking
Nigerians as the product of the fertile imagination of mischievous
political jobbers.”
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