Presidency orders probe into leakage of Jonathan’s phone chat with Buhari

The Presidency is reported to have been seriously embarrassed by the leakage of President Goodluck Jonathan’s telephone conversation with the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on Tues­day, March 31 where he conceded defeat, Saturday Sun reports.

The audio recording of the President’s call to Gen. Buhari at 5.15 pm on Tuesday, through which he congratulated the President-elect on his victory, was within the same day already in the public domain with various news sites publishing the audio.

Quoting a presidency source who pleaded anonymity, the report revealed that the Presidency has ordered a probe into the leakage of the phone conversation to ascertain whether the recording was made public from the presidency or was made public from Buhari’s camp.

The insider further noted that should it be confirmed that it was leaked from the presidency, those found to be involved will face appropriate punishment.

“Definitely, unauthorized release of a raw recording of the President’s telephone conversation, if from our (Presidency’s) end, is a security breach that cannot go without being investigated,” the source said.

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