The Centre for Anti-corruption and Open Leadership and Human and Environmental Development Agenda have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to pay into the national coffers money used to defend himself in personal litigation.Justice Mary Odili made the criticism while ruling on the perjury allegation brought against the Buhari by three different appellants.
Speaking to SaharaReporters on Tuesday, the chairmen of both CACOL and HEDA said President Buhari should pay from his pocket the legal fees incurred in his personal lawsuit and the money should be paid into the ministry of justice's account. He said: “I wouldn’t know if the lawyers being paid by the federal government have leeway to volunteer for President Buhari. But I also believe that it is not morally right for the president to use taxpayers' money to prosecute his electoral aspiration.
Similarly, Olarewaju Suraj agreed that the president should pay back what the state had expended in prosecuting Buhari's personal lawsuits.
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