Buhari says his administration will not persecute anyone

Read the APC press statement below...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has
said the incoming Buhari Administration
will not persecute anyone, contrary to
statements credited to President Goodluck
Jonathan. In a statement issued in Abuja
on Monday by its National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party
said, however, that those who have played
poker with the nation’s destiny must be
willing and eager to clear their conscience
before man and God.
"That the President-elect is a man of integrity is
not an issue for debate, and he has made it clear
that he will not be bogged down by endless
probes.
"However, the hands of the incoming government
will not be tied by those who have chosen to play
the victim and exhibit a persecution mentality.
Whoever has any reason to be afraid must lay
bare such reason before Nigerians,” the party
said. It said that under the climate of change that
Nigerians have ushered in with their votes, only
the guilty needs to be afraid, and those with a
guilty conscience, on account of their actions in
the public sphere, must clear such so they can
be at peace with themselves.
"The last time we checked, this does not fit the
definition of persecution,” APC said. The party
wondered why the President chose a public forum
to express his fears when he could have done so
privately during his meetings with the President-
elect.
"Since the presidential election was won and lost,
the President and the President-elect have met
privately a number of times. Why didn’t President
Jonathan express his apprehensions during these
meetings? ”Even if the two have not met, the
President could have reached out to the
President-elect over any fears that he may be
nursing, instead of engaging in an action that
seems like he was being preemptive and seeking
to curry public sympathy,” it said
APC insisted that the priority of the incoming
government will be the welfare and security of the
long-suffering people of Nigeria, and enjoined all
citizens to support the Administration in charting
a new path for the country – away from the
rapaciousness and impunity of the past years.
Alhaji Lai Mohammed
National Publicity Secretary All Progressives
Congress (APC) Abuja,
May 11th 2015