Nigerians demand sack of Buhari’s minister busted for $550,000 theft
Demands intensified this week for the sack of Bashir Magashi as President Muhammadu Buhari’s defence minister, fuelled by a PREMIUM TIMES report that uncovered his sordid past as one of the culprits of stealing of the country’s wealth under dictator Sani Abacha.
Of the $550,000 that was traced to Mr Magashi, he was immediately asked to return $400,000 and keep the rest to himself — an arrangement he accepted after pleading with the administration not to file fraud charges or take any action that would humiliate him before Nigerians. Mr Magashi declined multiple requests for comments from PREMIUM TIMES, and presidency officials also failed to speak on the record to confirm whether or not the president had a prior knowledge of the corrupt past act of his problematic appointee.Nigerians have stated their outrage since the publication, with many calling on the president to waste no time in dismissing the defence minister.
They noted the unsatisfactory performance of the SSS at running a background check on potential cabinet members and other senior administration officials at both national and local levels. Another user feared the president may not do anything to Mr Magashi because he is not a member of the opposition: “@Rony37220245, They only people that are looters by buharideens are PDP members APC is “saints”.This goes a long way to suggest that APC and buhari is not fighting any corruption. They are romancing corruption.”
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