Written by Abdul-Rahman Abubaka Monday, 02 July 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan has once again declared that all those found culpable in the fuel subsidy scam would face the wrath of the law.
A statement yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media, Reuben Abati, reiterated Jonathan’s commitment to the fight against corruption, saying the president would not spare anyone found culpable in the subsidy scam.
This is the third in a week that the president is assuring Nigerians of his resolve to implement the report in an apparent reaction to mounting pressure from the public for him to do so.
“President Jonathan wishes to reaffirm, once again, that there will be no sacred cows in the matter and that any organization or individual found guilty of fraud or corruption will ultimately face the full weight of sanctions prescribed by the extant laws of the country.
“The report of the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidies has already been referred by the President to the EFCC through the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation,” he said.
The Presidency frowned at reports that have labeled the Jonathan administration as ‘soft on corruption,’ saying the president has done within his powers to intensify the anti-graft war.
“President Jonathan clearly enunciated his Administration’s zero tolerance for corruption on his assumption of office and has since worked to strengthen the nation’s anti-corruption agencies for greater efficiency and effectiveness.
“Certainly, nothing has been done or left undone under the President’s watch to justify the labeling of his Administration as ‘soft on corruption.’
“He has appointed a tried and tested corruption investigator to head the EFCC.
He declined to swear in a nominee for the chairmanship of the ICPC when questions were raised by the public about the propriety of his nomination and clearance by the Senate; and recently nominated a more acceptable replacement.
“Much of the politically-motivated agitations alleging tardiness in the war against corruption revolve around the Administration’s handling of the reports of probes that have been undertaken into the management of fuel subsidies in the country,” the statement said.
The Presidency said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation into the report, saying “the guilty will definitely not go unpunished as justice will certainly be done in the matter.”
The statement said to further ensure transparency in the oil and gas sector, the President is in the process of transmitting a reviewed copy of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to the National Assembly.
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