No travel ban list: Presidency
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the order is not politics and there is no political gain behind its activation1 the presidency has denied issuing a list of nigerians affected by a travel ban as it also clarified that the executive order no. 6 is not a political weapon against opposition but part of revolutionary efforts to rid nigeria of corruption1 i want to confirm to you that we have not issued any list and we are not doing so the presidential aide said1 these cases are well known and to say this or that name is on it will open the door to further accusations including trial by media1 the immgration service and other security agencies have the mandate of the president to carry out enforcement and they will do so giving due respects to individual rights in line with the constitutionhe said1 the presidential aide was reacting to a trail of criticisms over the implementation of the eo6 by the federal government1 shehu dismissed the insinuation in some quarters that the activation of the eo 6 was targeted at some individuals or politicians in the country1 eo 6 is not only revolutionary to the efforts to rid nigeria of corruption but a manifestation of systemic changes that are required to make necessary adjustments as we carry on with the war against corruption1 the very essence of the order is to make for speedy trials and conclusion of graft cases1 malam garba shehu the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity issued the clarification today after a national newspaper published a list containing 50 names of people cutting across the two main political parties and the military establishment1 these high profile cases we are talking about have been ongoing for between seven to 10 years with no end in sight. these cases were mostly originated by administrations other than this one1 what is clear is that the access to these resources by the suspects has enabled them to be in a composition to sometime compromise investigation prosecution and trial1 he further explained that in most of the cases the courts were held in a helpless position by legal acrobatics paid for from corrupt enrichment by the suspects1 he therefore expressed the hope that the new measures put in place would compel everyone involved to make for a speedy conclusion of these cases1 if it is your money you have it back. if it belongs to the public it goes back to the treasury he said1 shehu added that the question of the constitutionality of the restriction order had been answered by the fact that a court of the land has given government a clean sheet1 the executive order is legal and constitutional and therefore implementable1 one of the cardinal objectives of the government under our constitution is to fight corruption. fighting corruption is a responsibility and obligation upon the government he further maintained1