President
Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, implored Nigerians to exercise patience
with the law enforcement agents as they investigate the House of
Representatives Oil Subsidy report.
According
to him, enough time is needed to establish water-tight cases against
those who may have committed offences warranting being charged to court,
and added that it was better to do a good job than to lose the cases in
court due to shoddy preparations.
Speaking
to Nigerian residents in Belgium after delivering a keynote address at
the 119th/120th Sessions of the World Customs Organisation,
(WCO),Jonathan said, “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.
“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”, he said, and noted that Nigerians should not play to the
gallery or play politics with serious national issues”.
Asking
Nigerians, including the media, not to run the country down, the
president said, “We will continue to ensure our freedom of speech, but
we should use it to build the country, not destroy it.”
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