The presidency has rejected the “soft on corruption” label, but insisted that President Goodluck Jonathan has done well in the fight against corruption in Nigeria.
The Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Dr. Reuben Abati said in a statement
issued in Abuja said that it was “totally false impression that the Jonathan Administration is not doing enough to curb corruption.”
To make case for the president, Dr Abati listed Mr Jonathan’s achievements in the area of corruption as
follow:
“He has appointed a tried and tested corruption investigator to head the EFCC. He declined to swear
in a nominee for the chairmanship of the ICPC when questions were raised by the public about the
propriety of his nomination and clearance by the Senate; and recently nominated a more acceptable
replacement.
“It is also noteworthy that to strengthen ongoing reforms and transformation of Nigeria’s Petroleum
sector, and in furtherance of efforts to achieve greater transparency and accountability in
government, President Jonathan recently approved the re-composition of the executive management
team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).”