The
presidency, yesterday, lambasted MallamNuhuRibadu, for describing
Nigeria under President Goodluck Jonathan as a sinking ship, and said
that the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) was a hypocrite and an ethically-challenged person.
Ribadu had at a lecture in Kaduna on Saturday claimed that under President Goodluck Jonathan the yearnings of the masses were being neglected by a tyrannical leadership.
But in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the presidency said that it totally rejected Ribadu’s claim because it was false, hypocritical and self-serving.
In his reaction, Ribadu dismissedAbati’s statement as typical of his increasingly desperate personality.
Abati maintained that “President Jonathan and his administration will not be distracted from the diligent implementation of the agenda for national transformation by the falsehoods and vituperations of Ribadu and his new friends.
“It is certainly the height of hypocrisy for Ribadu who built his entire reputation as an anti-corruption crusader by completely disregarding the rule of law and recklessly trampling on the rights of perceived enemies of the government of the day, to now accuse an administration that has consistently upheld the rule of law and respect for fundamental human rights of being tyrannical”, the presidential spokesman added.
In the statement made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday,Abati said, “We find it very sad and utterly deplorable that NuhuRibadu has resorted to shameless wolf-crying, the peddling of arrant falsehood and the denigration of the elected government of his fatherland in furtherance of his selfish quest for continued national political relevance after his wholesale rejection by Nigerian voters in 2011.
In a statement by his media aide,AbdulazizAbdulaziz, the former anti-graft czar said,“It is unfortunate that he stands on crooked crutches of rehashed falsehoods fabricated by corrupt politicians prosecuted by MallamNuhuRibadu, in his desperate attempt to hold on to his job.
“His conjectured statement is a sad commentary on the type of people we have in the helms of our affairs: even with the resources at his disposal, Abati could not conduct a little research to save himself from embarrassment before he set out barking.
“It is a huge gaffe for Abati to charge Ribadu of ingratitude as the latter has more valid stand to make similar accusation having been betrayed after his selfless service to the nation in the Petroleum Revenue Task Force committee. The question of who is ethically challenged, however, is left for Nigerians to answer.
Ribadu had at a lecture in Kaduna on Saturday claimed that under President Goodluck Jonathan the yearnings of the masses were being neglected by a tyrannical leadership.
But in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the presidency said that it totally rejected Ribadu’s claim because it was false, hypocritical and self-serving.
In his reaction, Ribadu dismissedAbati’s statement as typical of his increasingly desperate personality.
Abati maintained that “President Jonathan and his administration will not be distracted from the diligent implementation of the agenda for national transformation by the falsehoods and vituperations of Ribadu and his new friends.
“It is certainly the height of hypocrisy for Ribadu who built his entire reputation as an anti-corruption crusader by completely disregarding the rule of law and recklessly trampling on the rights of perceived enemies of the government of the day, to now accuse an administration that has consistently upheld the rule of law and respect for fundamental human rights of being tyrannical”, the presidential spokesman added.
In the statement made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday,Abati said, “We find it very sad and utterly deplorable that NuhuRibadu has resorted to shameless wolf-crying, the peddling of arrant falsehood and the denigration of the elected government of his fatherland in furtherance of his selfish quest for continued national political relevance after his wholesale rejection by Nigerian voters in 2011.
In a statement by his media aide,AbdulazizAbdulaziz, the former anti-graft czar said,“It is unfortunate that he stands on crooked crutches of rehashed falsehoods fabricated by corrupt politicians prosecuted by MallamNuhuRibadu, in his desperate attempt to hold on to his job.
“His conjectured statement is a sad commentary on the type of people we have in the helms of our affairs: even with the resources at his disposal, Abati could not conduct a little research to save himself from embarrassment before he set out barking.
“It is a huge gaffe for Abati to charge Ribadu of ingratitude as the latter has more valid stand to make similar accusation having been betrayed after his selfless service to the nation in the Petroleum Revenue Task Force committee. The question of who is ethically challenged, however, is left for Nigerians to answer.
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