President will not insulate corrupt officials - Minister

President John Dramani Mahama would not insulate any public official that would be caught in the web of siphoning government funds, Mr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, a Deputy Minister of Information and Media Relations has warned.

"President Mahama's call for the institution of a committee to investigate the financial malpractices captured by the Auditor General's report is appropriate and will deal with culprits equally, according to the laws of this land," he said.

The deputy minister gave the warning during the daily media briefings at the Flagstaff House in Kanda on Tuesday.

The president gave the directive to the Minister for Justice following reports of malpractices captured in the Auditor-General's report.

According to Mr Murtala, the President's announcement was not targeting a particular group of persons.

“Whoever is captured whether a minister or other public officials will all face the law equally,” he said.

Mr Murtala also called on the media to be circumspect in their reportage on the issue by providing platforms for people to have objective analysis on national issues.