The Presidency has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari will not probe administrations that came before that of Goodluck Jonathan.
The Presidency says the reason for this is because it will be a distraction to start digging into past governments.
Speaking with Vanguard on Thursday, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, explained why Jonathan’s administration will be probed and his predecessors wouldn’t be investigated.
He was quoted to have said: “It is a simple thing. Before he was inaugurated, the President said that it will be a distraction for him to start digging deep into past governments. He said so. I don’t see anything new. But it will be irresponsible of any government to leave things of the immediate past that are glaring and evident and not do anything about it.
“It is not a witch-hunt. You have evidence and they are glaring. A responsible government should do something about it. It is not about the former president. It is about how they acquitted themselves in the responsibility they were given. When you are given a public responsibility, you are responsible to the people.
“You must account. When you bury a corpse and the legs are sticking out, have you buried the corpse? No. Once there are trails of money, in dollars everywhere, a responsible government should investigate. It is not as if they are witch-hunting anybody.”
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