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President Buhari Above Scandal, Has No Account With Corrupt Money – Garba Shehu

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Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu has said that his principal, President Buhari is above scandal and does not operate any bank account stashed with proceeds of corruption.

He stated this during an interview with Channels TV on Tuesday. May 16.

Some Nigerian politicians are infamous for stashing stolen monies in local and foreign accounts through cronies and companies owned by third parties, especially towards the end of their administrations.

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Former head of state, Sani Abacha; ex-Governor of Delta State, James Ibori; former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke; amongst others had been indicted by the United Kingdom and the United States for allegedly stashing millions of dollars and pounds of stolen funds in accounts overseas, some of the loots which have been recovered and returned to the Nigerian Government.

However, Shehu said he sleeps well at night because no one can accuse his boss of corruption.

“As his spokesperson, I go to bed, I sleep soundly convinced that nobody, whether from Nigeria or outside the country, can call me to say we have discover this bank account and your boss has these huge millions. That’s not Buhari; he is well-above scandal and that is how it will end” Shehu said

Buhari, 80, will end his two-term tenure of eight years on May 29, 2023 when the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu is expected to be sworn in.

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