An European News Agency, Agence France-Presse, AFP, on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute his predecessor, former President, Goodluck Jonathan if his anti-corruption war must succeed.
The news agency which acknowledged the several anti-corruption trials that are ongoing by the present government stressed that they may end up being thrown out if the former President was not brought in as a key witness to the alleged crimes of the accused persons standing trial.
The news agency which acknowledged the several anti-corruption trials that are ongoing by the present government stressed that they may end up being thrown out if the former President was not brought in as a key witness to the alleged crimes of the accused persons standing trial.
AFP said, “It would be easy to believe that Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari is winning the war against corruption since his landmark election victory nearly a year ago. Hardly a week goes by without the country’s anti-graft agency announcing new arrests and investigations to add to the prominent politicians already in the dock.
“But the longer the cases already brought to court drag on, the clearer it becomes that a potential setback could prevent Buhari from securing the convictions he has promised and Nigerians demand.”
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has not implicated the former head of state in any of its ongoing investigations.
“But his glaring absence is increasingly posing problems for state prosecutors as the preliminary stages of cases are heard in court and trials get under way.”
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