The ex-Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu on Wednesday accused ex-military governor of old Kaduna State, Abubakar Dangiwa Umar of being a beneficiary of government funds.
Shehu in a statement released on Wednesday said Umar while in power bought his underwear from government coffers.
Umar in an interview with Sunday Sun had accused Buhari of being aware of fraud perpetrated during his administration.
The former presidential aide in his reaction said Buhari made many decisions during his eight years in office, some of which might have been wrong, but his intentions were always good.
Shehu said the Buhari administration took a number of significant steps to tackle corruption, including the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) and the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPS).
He said despite the achievements, Buhari’s government was criticized by many.
The statement read, “There has not…