President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday challenged the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to probe his administration.
Jonathan however advised Buhari not to restrict any probe he would want to carry out to his administration alone.
Jonathan made his position known at the valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council he presided over at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said Buhari must extend his probe beyond his regime or else the probe will be seen as witch-hunting.
He also said those calling for his administration’s probe should also add that the probe should be extended to the way oil wells and fields were allocated in the past.
According to him, his administration has done its best for Nigeria.
The President also made it clear that he has not dissolved his cabinet as all ministers are expected to attend inauguration dinner on Thursday in their official capacity. He also disclosed that the cabinet will be dissolved at the end of all official functions on Thursday.
The President has just sent the report of the National Conference 2014 to the National Assembly. The report was contained in a letter to the Senate and the House of Reps.
Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Assembly have finally settled their dispute over the ongoing constitution amendment process.
This followed a directive by a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, on Monday, asking lawyers to both parties to broker a settlement talk between their clients.
The court had then adjourned till Wednesday for report of settlement.
Counsel for the Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Bayo Ojo (SAN), who instituted the suit on behalf of the President, and Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), who represented the National Assembly, told the apex court panel that both parties made concessions before arriving at a settlement.
The apex court adjourned till 4pm on Wednesday to enable the plaintiff to file notice of discontinuance of the suit.
Lawyers to the parties declined to give details of the concessions reached until the terms of settlement and notice of discontinuance are filed.
President Jonathan had refused to assent to the 4th Alteration Bill on the grounds of the alleged failure of the National Assembly to fulfill the mandatory requirement for the passage of the bill.
The AGF on behalf of the President had then filed the suit to challenge the passage of the Bill by the National Assembly following threat by the legislators to override the President’s assent.
The plaintiff is opposed to, among other provisions in the proposed amendment of the constitution which conferred on the National Assembly, the power to pass an amendment of the constitution without the president’s consent.