Junaid Mohammed, second republic
lawmaker, has reacted to claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that his first
attempt to tackle corruption in the country led his removal as the then
Military Head of State.
The former lawmaker stressed that
Buhari lied by making such claims.
Buhari had made the disclosure
during the commissioning of the new office complex of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Abuja.
The president’s short stint back
then ended in August 1985, following a coup led by his Chief of Army Staff,
Ibrahim Babangida.
However, Mohammed, in his
reaction said the President was being economical with the truth.
Speaking with Punch, Mohammed
said, “The President is being economical with the truth by saying corruption
was the reason he was ousted in 1985.
“He is lying. There were so many
issues in 1985 which Buhari does not want to admit, which are still germane
till now.
“It is too simplistic for him to
claim that corruption sent him out of power. No, I don’t agree that it was
corruption. It was a coup held for many factors such as individual ambitions
and the national situation,” he said.
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