Presidency
has described as totally untrue the allegation that president Muhammadu Buhari
has ordered the freezing of the account of former President Goodluck Jonathan
and also stopped his allowances and those of other past leaders of the country.
The
presidency’s reaction came on the heels of the allegation by demonstrators in
Bayelsa State on Thursday that allowances due to a former President have been
stopped and his bank accounts were frozen. It however said that third quarter
allowances had not been paid. In a statement on Friday by the Senior Special
Assistant to the president on media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the
presidency said that Buhari accused the demonstrators of a hidden agenda,
stressing that Buhari would never engage in any vendetta. President Muhammadu
Buhar “We have confirmed with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation
(SGF) that the former President and the 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 DG SSS 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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