Abuja — President
Muhammadu Buhari has mounted a fierce defence of the Minister of State
for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, over allegations that the
minister was being investigated over crude oil swaps and gas lifting
during his tenure as Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
A statement in
Abuja yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President, Media and
Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the president appealed to discerning
Nigerians to ignore orchestrated attempts to sully the integrity of
ministers and other senior government officials being tarred with the
brush of corruption without any concrete evidence.
The statement said
Buhari, while reacting to reports, particularly by the online media,
that Kachikwu was being investigated over crude oil swaps and gas
lifting during his tenure as the GMD of the petroleum corporation,
appealed for decent and civilized comments, particularly when it had to
do with the integrity of those who are serving the country.
The president said: "Terrible and unfounded comments about other people's integrity are not good.
"We are not going to spare anybody who soils his hands, but people should please wait till such individuals are indicted."
Buhari reiterated
the administration's commitment to probity, accountability and
integrity, promising that transparency remained a watchword, which would
never be trifled with.
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