Posted on: 11:33 Tue, 17 Nov 2015



The presidency yesterday stated that
President Muhammadu Buhari will
ensure that those accused of stealing
public funds are proven guilty before
sent to jail.

“This administration will give full
regard to due process and the rule of
law in the prosecution of its war
against corruption”, he said at an
audience with a delegation from the
Foursquare Gospel Church.

Buhari also restated his commitment
to recovering stolen funds.

Presidentialmedia aide, Femi
Adesina quoted the president as
saying that his anti-corruption war
“would be fully within the ambit of
the law”.

“Under military rule, people could be
arrested and held on the basis of
suspicion, but in a true democracy,
anyone accused of an offence must
be presumed innocent till
pronounced guilty by a court of law.

“President Buhari said that his
administration was therefore
diligently building up its case against
those accused of stealing government
funds, getting necessary evidence
and facts, before formal charges are
brought against them.”

Adesina disclosed that Buhari
congratulated the Foursquare Church
in Nigeria on its 60th anniversary
convention, which was concluded on
Sunday. In his remarks, the general
overseer of the Foursquare Gospel
Church, Rev Felix Meduoye, hailed
the Buhari administration its strides
in the war against corruption and
insurgency.

He assured that the church will
continue to pray for the peace and
prosperity of Nigeria.

– Daily Post