Leadership newspaper has published an opinion article regarding the N2 trn that was allegedly used for president Goodluck Jonathan's campaign.

The paper writes: "Let us for a minute liken Nigeria to a Public Liability Company (PLC) and all it’s citizens to its shareholders. Imagine the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) hiving off N2.25tr of shareholder’s funds which he then distributes in order to influence the outcome of voting at an Annual General Meeting (AGM) in order to retain his job, what view do you think the law would take of such a fiduciary? Does such a CEO not deserve to be kicked out (and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law) given he holds a legal and ethical relationship of trust between himself and his principals – the shareholders? Does he not have a sacred responsibility to ensure the prudent management of such funds? Likewise, the President of Nigeria owes a duty to act solely in the best interests of the people of Nigeria, which does not include the self-interested application of public funds so Nigerians as a matter of public interest need to know what the truth is. In fact, a fiduciary may not make a secret profit out of the position of trust he has accepted but has a duty to avoid all real and apparent conflicts of interest so even if the conflict is only apparent, Mr. President is duty bound to clear himself now.

"The gallant capitulation of Mr. President and by extension the PDP, in the timely acceptance of defeat at the Presidential polls and the palpable relief it ushered not only for Nigerians but all peoples across the world familiar with the country, cannot be commended enough. The president did the right thing in conceding and this has been noted the world over. However, should we as a nation accept the unspoken suggestions that in exchange for this peaceful transition an amnesty be given to corrupt actors in His Excellency’s administration? Given the magnitude of the sums bandied around, the level of public office implicated, and the damage done to Nigeria by corruption as well as the systemic implications of such acts, shall we tell the president he has not heard the last word on the need for his administration to be investigated for acts of corruption perpetrated in the period of his rule?"

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