{"id":40686,"date":"2015-07-23T18:39:58","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T17:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=40686"},"modified":"2015-07-23T18:39:58","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T17:39:58","slug":"why-i-wont-probe-ibb-obasanjo-abdulsalam-but-only-jonathan-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/why-i-wont-probe-ibb-obasanjo-abdulsalam-but-only-jonathan-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I won&#8217;t probe IBB, Obasanjo, Abdulsalam, but only Jonathan &#8211;Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>President Muhammadu Buhari will not extend his corruption probe beyond the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the presidency has said.<\/div>\n<p>Mr. Buhari, who is currently on official visit to the United States, has consistently vowed to investigate and bring to book, persons who looted the country\u2019s funds.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437671886881_2148\">The president said on Tuesday he will arrest and prosecute past ministers and other officials who stole Nigeria\u2019s oil and diverted government\u2019s money to personal accounts.<\/p>\n<p>But the Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs to Mr. Buhari, Femi Adesina, said the president will limit his anti-corruption war to the immediate past administration in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He said Mr. Buhari will not waste time in probing the administrations of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdulsalam Abubakar, Sani Abacha and Ibrahim Babangida.<\/p>\n<p>He said even before he was sworn in to office on May 29, the president had categorically stated that he would not extend his corruption probe beyond the Jonathan government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you recall, that was already settled before he got inaugurated as president. 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