Buhari has final say on SGF, NIA Boss probe, says Osinbajo

…Says government will be fair to all

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday said that President
Muhammadu Buhari has the final say on the report of the
Presidential investigative panel that probed of the suspended
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal
and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ayo
Oke.

Speaking with State House correspondents after submitting the
report to Buhari, Osinbajo, said that it was now left for the
President to study it before arriving at a decision.

He declined to comment on the recommendations of the report.

Asked what the report contained, he said “Of course not. I mean
this is a report which contains recommendations to the
President.

It is a fact finding committee as you know and what our terms of
reference were was to find out based on the fact available to us
and based on the interviews of witnesses of what transpired in
those cases of the report one involving the SGF and the other the
DG of NIA.

“We have now concluded that and we submitted a full report with
recommendations to the President. We cannot of course give you any
kind of details because the President has to look at the report,
study it and then make his own decisions based on that report.”

On whether the government is going to look at the SGF report
from the angle of justice or as close friend, he said “Well as you
can imagine we are always fair minded and the whole approach is to
ensure that justice is done in all cases.

“It is in the interest of the government and also the interest
of the nation that things are done properly and that there is due
process and that we are not unfair. You can be sure that we will do
the right thing.

Asked how soon the President will decide on the report, Osinbajo
said “All I can now say is that we have submitted the report to the
President and it is a very detailed report as a matter of fact.

The President has to study the report and make decisions.

Pressed further to give insight into the report, he said “Of
course I cannot, how can I? This is a document which has just been
submitted to the President. He is the one who will read the
recommendations and the facts and then make a decision.

On whether heads will roll, he said “No, how can I tell you? If
you want to know what is in the report you have to wait, you really
have to wait.”

Lawal was investigated for allegations of violations of law and
due process in the award of contracts under the Presidential
Initiative on the North East (PINE).

Oke, on the other hand, was probed over the discovery of large
amounts of foreign and local currencies by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a residential apartment at
Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos.

…Says government will be fair to all

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday said that President
Muhammadu Buhari has the final say on the report of the
Presidential investigative panel that probed of the suspended
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal
and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ayo
Oke.

Speaking with State House correspondents after submitting the
report to Buhari, Osinbajo, said that it was now left for the
President to study it before arriving at a decision.

He declined to comment on the recommendations of the report.

Asked what the report contained, he said “Of course not. I mean
this is a report which contains recommendations to the
President.

It is a fact finding committee as you know and what our terms of
reference were was to find out based on the fact available to us
and based on the interviews of witnesses of what transpired in
those cases of the report one involving the SGF and the other the
DG of NIA.

“We have now concluded that and we submitted a full report with
recommendations to the President. We cannot of course give you any
kind of details because the President has to look at the report,
study it and then make his own decisions based on that report.”

On whether the government is going to look at the SGF report
from the angle of justice or as close friend, he said “Well as you
can imagine we are always fair minded and the whole approach is to
ensure that justice is done in all cases.

“It is in the interest of the government and also the interest
of the nation that things are done properly and that there is due
process and that we are not unfair. You can be sure that we will do
the right thing.

Asked how soon the President will decide on the report, Osinbajo
said “All I can now say is that we have submitted the report to the
President and it is a very detailed report as a matter of fact.

The President has to study the report and make decisions.

Pressed further to give insight into the report, he said “Of
course I cannot, how can I? This is a document which has just been
submitted to the President. He is the one who will read the
recommendations and the facts and then make a decision.

On whether heads will roll, he said “No, how can I tell you? If
you want to know what is in the report you have to wait, you really
have to wait.”

Lawal was investigated for allegations of violations of law and
due process in the award of contracts under the Presidential
Initiative on the North East (PINE).

Oke, on the other hand, was probed over the discovery of large
amounts of foreign and local currencies by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a residential apartment at
Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos.