Probe: Buhari Should Expect Similar Treatment From His Successor —Okorie

Member representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo federal constituency at the
House of Representatives, Hon. Linus Okorie has called on President
Muhammadu Buhari to take note of the natural law of 'what goes around
comes around,' adding that if Buhari decides to be unfair to his
predecessor, he should expect similar treatment when he leaves office.

President Muhammadu Buhari
According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari lacked acknowledgement of
former President Goodluck Jonathan's legacies and achievements in the
last dispensation.
In a statement issued in Abakaliki, Okorie called on President Buhari
to acknowledge the contributions of former President Goodluck Jonathan
especially in the fight against insurgency in the North East
geopolitical zone of the country.
He cited examples of projects that were either completed or close to
completion before ex-President Jonathan's exit, stressing that it was
unfair and unjust for the Buhari administration to take credit of the
achievements without acknowledging the role of the initiator of the
projects.
"Just like the opposition must be constructive in criticizing the
government in power, the sitting government owes its predecessor,
itself and the wider Nigerian public the moral and social duty of
acknowledging the positive accomplishments of their predecessors,"
said Okorie.
Okorie also lamented that President Buhari has been all over the media
celebrating Nigeria's one year polio free anniversary without any
reference to President Jonathan and his policy team that totally
achieved the feat.
"The Jonathan administration introduced cutting edge anti-corruption
technology-based Public Finance management tools including IPPIS,
GIFMIS and TSA, which the present government is now laying claim to
for ghost workers elimination, funds accountability and transparency
monitoring, without giving credit appropriately.
"The Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) has also announced
that the Abuja rail project, conceived and implemented by the Jonathan
administration is 67 percent completed. This credit should also be
formally attributed to the past government.
"I hold the view that the Buhari administration should imbibe the
necessary humility and courage to give credit as necessary even as it
continues to put the out-gone government to task in established areas
of weakness or malfeasance. That is leadership. I also appeal to the
media as social engineers to also encourage the Presidency in this
onerous responsibility. We owe posterity that much," Okorie stressed.
-Vanguard