PRESIDENCY DENIES FREEZING JONATHAN’S BANK
ACCOUNTS
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Presidency on Friday said there was no truth in an allegation by some
protesters in Bayelsa State that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s bank
accounts have been frozen. It also denied stopping the allowances due to the
former president.
The Senior
Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said
this in a statement.
Shehu said
there was a clear motive for the demonstration that is different from that
which was being canvassed.
He alleged
that there was a premeditated attempt to blame President Muhammadu Buhari for
something he knows nothing about.
He said
Buhari was committed to justice and would not engage in vendetta. The statement
reads,
“The
allegation by demonstrators in Bayelsa State on Thursday that allowances due to
a former president have been stopped and his bank accounts frozen is patently
untrue.
“We have
confirmed with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation that the
former president and other past leaders were paid their allowances up to the
second quarter. “The past leaders have not been paid third quarter allowances
but will get their dues when remittances are received by the SGF from the
Ministry of Finance.
“Also, the
story of account closure is false. It is not known to the investigation
agencies. “The National Security Adviser to the President is not aware of this
bank account closure; the SSS Director General is unaware of it; the EFCC is
unaware and the IG of Police is not in the know.
“With all
of these agencies not being involved, how then could a thing like that happen?
In a dream perhaps! “To put it starkly, we believe there is a clear motive for
the demonstration that is different from that which was being canvassed.
“This is a
premeditated attempt to blame President Muhammadu Buhari for something he knows
nothing about.
“These
claims are false and poorly sourced to present a picture of vendetta; and they
should be disregarded by well-meaning members of the public.
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