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Former Minister of Aviation and Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain, Mr
Femi Fani-Kayode has said that in 1983 President Muhammadu Buhari stole
the presidency and that he should count himself lucky he would have been
killed for military insurrection, mutiny and treason.
President Buhari speaking on Tuesday had vowed never to allow history to
repeat itself like during his term as military Head of State when
corruption fought and defeated as well as incarcerated him.
Buhari, who narrated how he was detained for three years after losing the
first battle against corruption in August 1985, however, assured that the
current crusade against corruption would be fought steadfastly.
Buhari had maintained that, “we never intended, and we are not engaged in
witch-hunts, but we are determined within the laws to call people to
account’’. “I do not like to start with digression, but it has become
relevant here because of recent a renowned citizen of this country said
this government promises to fight corruption but he is warning us that
corruption will continue to fight back. I’m sure this he meant it for the
rest of the country not for me because my first attempt to fight
corruption, corruption fought back successfully.
“I was removed as Head of State, detained for three years. Those that we
put (as members of) committees to investigate for abusing office they were
given whatever they had misappropriated and I remained in detention until
a journalist from Edo state said “My mother had to die to safe me from
detention because I was only released when my mother died after three
years.
“So, in spite of that my objective of fighting corruption remains
steadfast,’’ he said.
But Fani-Kayode on his Twitter handle said ‘Yesterday @MBuhari lamented
about how he was detained for 3 years in 1985 for “fighting corruption”.
He forgot that he staged a coup d’etat in 1983, toppled a
democratically-elected govt. and STOLE the Presidency and entire treasury.
What could be more corrupt than that? ‘… If his coup had failed he would
have been court-martialled, tied to the stake and shot for military
insurrection, mutiny and treason and not just put under house arrest for 3
years. He should count himself lucky and not talk about history because he
has much to answer for.’