Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said President Muhammadu Buhari would not use the $15 billion arms deal probe to destroy the opposition.
Osinbajo described insinuations about such fears as bad and not true.
But he insisted that anyone involved in sharing the fund will face the law.
The government of President Muhammadu Buhari, according to Osinbajo respects the opposition and regard it as vital to the survival of democracy.
“Therefore, he will like to correct the impression that the war on graft is directed at the opposition. It is not so.
“The security chiefs and the anti-corruption agencies are not investigating campaign funds. It has not yet got to that. What the government is doing is to ensure that money meant for essential services are not diverted into promoting candidates into office.”
He spoke in Abuja when he opened the first annual conference of the Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC), with the theme: Political Parties and Democracy in Nigeria.
Represented by his Special Adviser on Political matters, Sen. Babafemi Ojudu, the Vice President regretted that many people want government to keep quiet over the $15 billion arms deal probe.
His words: “This body (IPAC) is important to the survival of our democracy. Without a vibrant opposition, democracy will not grow. You should do everything possible to make sure this democracy is sustained.
“It is a pitiable situation when we have a national emergency as Boko Haram crisis, and money is voted to fight insurgency. Then, such money is diverted. You need to know what our solders were going through. Some of them were going into war with bathroom slippers. Many survived on just Indomie noodles. Those were unacceptable rations in the military. Some went into battle with just 10 bullets. Some went into battle with old equipment.
“Thousands died in the cause of the insurgency and when we got to government, we investigated and found out that $15 billion voted for kitting solders was shared by some people. This is unacceptable in any democracy and this is what we are investigating.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Because of APC body language, I will personally vote for PDP come 2019
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