Recently, there was this
speculation that President Buhari received some ‘yam’ from the embattled former
NSA. Some ‘never-do-well’ politicians started envisaging that corruption is
fighting back....
However, the
presidency has debunked the reports which states that the number 1 citizen was
compensated following the attack on his convoy by Boko Haram.
According to a
statement released by the presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu:
“Our attention has
been drawn to reports making the rounds, especially on internet-based media, that President
Buhari received $300,000.00 & up to five armored SUVs from the Office of
the National Security Adviser in the aftermath of the attack on his convoy in
Kaduna last year.We unequivocally deny that President Buhari received
$300,000.00 or any monetary compensation whatsoever from the Jonathan
Presidency, or any of its officials, in the aftermath of that attack, or at any
other time since then.
While it is true that
one armoured SUV and one untreated SUV were sent to the President in the
aftermath of the attack.The vehicles were in keeping with his entitlements as a
former Head of State under the Remuneration of Former Presidents and Heads of
State (And other Ancillary Matters) Decree of 1999.Section 3, Sub Section 1 of
that Decree provides that three vehicles will be provided for former heads of
state & replaced every four years.as he then was, receiving vehicles, to
which he was statutorily entitled , from the Federal Government of Nigeria.
President Buhari had
in keeping with his austere, spartan & frugal disposition shunned most of
his entitlements as a former Head of State,but was prevailed upon by his
supporters to accept the two vehicles for his personal safety after of an
attempt to assassinate him.It is preposterous to think that the President will
allow his acclaimed reputation of honesty and incorruptibility to be
tarnished.by accepting a questionable monetary compensation from a discredited
regime”
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