IF the assertions by the Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressive Congress ( APC) Senator Lawan Shuaibu, are anything to go by, President Muhammadu Buhari would soon present a supplementary budget to the National Assembly.

Speaking to reporters at the weekend in Abuja, he also said none of the ministerial nominees found wanting would be immune from prosecution under the Buhari-led administration.

Barring his mind on the expectations from the APC led administration since the cabinet would soon be ready, he noted: “ As soon as the ministers are sworn-in the business of governance will fully commence in earnest and actual implementation of the programmes of government will start.

I understand that a supplementary budget may be sent to the National Assembly for consideration in order to enable government perform it’s functions till the end of the year when next budget will be presented. This is all geared towards ensuring that government takes off in earnest.

“It is not going to be business as usual. We promised Nigerians change and I can assure you that the party will bring about that change in every aspect that we promised: security, economy, agriculture, power supply and unemployment.

It is left for the president to guide the ministers on how he wants them to help him run the business of governance, particularly where people are expecting service delivery.”

Continuing, he noted: “You see the president has said several times that he believes in the rule of law, that he respects the rule of law. Anything that is not in line with the constitution and the extant laws of this country, he would avoid. When it comes to the issue of the choice of people who will serve as ministers in his administration. I believe that until one is convicted in the law court, we will be chasing shadows on the basis of suspicions and assumptions.

“If he decides to interpret the laws in the case of people facing investigation, I think he is quite free to go ahead with it. I think, quite frankly that he is not going to stop any investigations against any member of his cabinet.

But should that investigation lead to conviction in courts, I assure you even before the president asks them to resign, such persons would have sent in their letter of resignation.

The president cannot intervene and I assure you in a matter before the court on behalf of anybody including his own child.”
On the allegation of bias against the anti corruption crusade, he said: “ What did you expect the president to do? He has made it clear, even during his recent interview in New York, that he would not be interfering with judicial process or procedures and he will wait to see when a court makes a decision on anyone, that is when he will respect the decision of the court.

“And when you talk about people who have contributed to his emergence as president, I do not expect that anybody who so contributed did so because they wanted to be protected from being prosecuted for corruption.

If anybody thinks that way, I would to say that Buhari is not thinking that way.”