The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari has zero tolerance for corruption and would not hesitate to sack any corrupt official found culpable in graft related matters. Akande stated this in a statement issued to newsmen.
He explained that the President's incorruptibility was responsible for the disengagement of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and a former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke.
He noted that the Presidency was aware of covert plots by some elements to raise unsubstantiated claims of corruption against the administration sole for political capital.
“What Nigerians know is that this administration has shown itself clearly to be above board, and has ensured no sacred cows at all where evidence have been tabled. For instance, the President has fired the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation when a case was established, and an EFCC investigation is ongoing.
This is also the same for the former NIA DG, who was removed and investigations are ongoing. There would be prosecutions for corrupt politicians: these are top members of the administration who have been shown the way out because of the cases established against them.”
