PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has given a strong indication that those indicted in the report of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee which probed subsidy regime will not go unpunished as the Federal Government is in the process of building a water-tight case against them.He has, therefore, urged Nigerians to be patient and wait till the end of the ongoing investigation of those who may have committed any offence that would warrant them to be prosecuted.
President Jonathan was speaking to Nigerians resident in Belgium, on Thursday, after delivering a keynote address to the 119th/120th sessions of the World Customs Organisation.
He reiterated that since the law enforcement agents were carefully investigating the House of Representatives oil subsidy report, they must be given the chance to do their job.
According to him, “the EFCC is working on the report. So, we must give them the chance to do their job. We have to build water-tight cases if we hope to get any conviction for any wrongdoing and the law demands proof.”
The president maintained that it was better to do a good job than to lose the cases in court due to shoddy preparations.
He urged Nigerians, including the media, not to consistently run the country down.
Drawing an analogy with the operation of the media in the United States, he said: “Take a look at the USA. After September 11, 2001, all Americans came together to support their government’s fight against terrorism, regardless of their political leaning.”
President Jonathan, therefore, advised that Nigerians should not play to the gallery or play politics with serious national issues as he assured that government would continue to ensure freedom of speech, which he admonished must be used “to build the country, not destroy.”
He called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to join the transformation agenda by investing in industries at home to create jobs, noting that many developed countries attained their status because their citizens resident outside have gone back to invest there.
Other issues addressed by the president included the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), economic growth, free and fair elections, electricity supply and national security.
Also speaking, Nigeria’s ambassador to Belgium, Mr Felix Awankor, told the president that the Nigerians in Belgium were law abiding.
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