YOU CAN'T PROBE ME ALONE ~ Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has advised
the incoming president, Muhammadu
Buhari, not to single his administration
out for probe.
He said if Mr. Buhari must investigate
him and his administration, he should
do the same for the past governments.
A probe centred only on the Jonathan
administration will amount to a “witch
hunt”, the president said Wednesday at
a valedictory cabinet meeting attended
by ministers ahead of his handing over
to Mr. Buhari on Friday.
Mr. Jonathan said his comments
followed calls from different quarters
for his administration to be
investigated.

“Some people are even calling for the
probe of the government, but I think in
Nigeria, there are a lot of many things
that will be probed, very many things,
even debts owed by states and debts
owed by this country from 1960 up to
this time.
“They say it is Jonathan’s administration
that is owing these debts. I believe that
anybody that is calling for probe must
also ensure that this probe is extended
beyond the Jonathan administration.
“Otherwise, to me, it will be witch-hunt.
If we are very sincere, it is not only the
Jonathan administration that should be
probed,” he said.
He said his government has had to
operate under the harshest of conditions,
some of which were politically
motivated.
Mr. Jonathan attributed the just abating
fuel scarcity and the strike action by the
oil union to sabotage.
He noted that as a cabinet, all ministers
had done their best despite the
challenges faced during their tenure.
Noting that Nigeria has twice sat on the
Security Council during the life of the
outgoing administration, the president
said it was obvious that the rest of the
world appreciated the little contribution
of Nigeria under his leadership.