Omokri to Buhari: Emulate Jonathan by sacking officials accused of corruption

Former Special Assistant to then president Goodluck Jonathan on New Media, Reno Omokri, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow a leaf from his former principal by firing the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and other officials accused of corruption.

Omokri, who was reacting to Buhari’s comment that officials in his administration were accused of corruption without evidence, pointed out that Jonathan relieved his ministers (Prof Barth Nnaji and Stella Oduah) of their duties on the strength of allegations leveled against them, even when no investigation was carried out.

“Mr President, you said you are fighting corruption and I really applaud you but what kind of corruption are you fighting, when the gloves are off for people in the previous administration but when it is your own people the gloves are on?

“Look, President Jonathan had a minister who wasn’t guilty of corruption, Professor Barth Nnaji; he wasn’t guilty of corruption. He was accused of being guilty of conflict of interest and even upon investigation, it was found out that he had not done anything.