SAN FRANCISCO, July 09, (THEWILL) – Against the clamour by many Nigerians that those who pilfered public funds should be brought to book, the Federal Ministry of Justice, Thursday, said it has not yet received any comprehensive report from the security agencies that would enable it embark on such exercise.
Stating the readiness of the ministry to commence prosecution of anybody found wanting, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Alhaji Abdullahi Ahmed Yola, said in Abuja that once such information is at its disposal, the ministry would swing into action.
According to Yola, “If the ministry receives investigations concluded by the responsible agencies, we will play our part with the prosecution of whoever that has been found wanting.
“At the moment, the ministry has not received any report concerning that.”
He however assured that the ministry would not allow impunity to pervade the conduct of government business as the rule of law is one of the cardinal policies of the present administration.
“We have briefed the President on how we conduct ourselves concerning the enforcement of the rule of law in the country. As you know, rule of law is one of the cardinal policies of this administration and we have given him a rundown of what we have been doing from 2011 till now.
“We also pledged to continue cooperating with him to ensure that all the promises he has made to Nigerians as far as they relate to rule of law are achieved,” he said.
Muhammad Bello, Abuja.
