The Peoples Democratic Party has stated that it welcomes President Muhammadu Buhari’s renewed declaration to jail treasury looters but challenged him to show integrity by starting with immediate investigation and prosecution of the factional National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole and a host of other indicted persons in his presidency, who he is currently covering.
The party stated this on Sunday in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary,
Kola Ologbondiyan, stating that the president should also allow the likes of Lawal Daural, Adams Oshiomhole and others.
It said: “The party challenged President Buhari to also allow an investigation into the alleged stealing of billions of naira by his allies and party chieftains, including the sacked former Director General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura, his former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Yusuf Usman.
“President Buhari should immediately allow the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to commence Oshiomhole’s investigation, which has been stalled despite his indictment for allegedly stealing billions of naira belonging to Edo state.”
The party also reminded the president of the alleged missing N11 trillion in the petroleum sector, the N9 trillion illegal oil contract and other shady contracts which were allegedly connected to “APC chieftains and “Presidency Cabal” and past governors who were indicted for stealing in their states, should also be investigated.
It stated: “The PDP further challenged President Buhari to allow an investigation into the alleged frittering of over N11 trillion in the petroleum sector, under his direct supervision as minister, including the alleged N9 trillion illegal oil contract as detailed in the leaked presidency memo, the alleged N1.4 trillion corrupt subsidy regime and alleged diversion of N1.1 trillion worth crude oil using 18 illegal companies allegedly linked to Presidency cabal and APC chieftains.
“The President should also allow the investigation of his ministers, who as former governors, were indicted of stealing billions of naira belonging to their states, particularly, a former governor, who was indicted by his state for allegedly diverting over N40 billion to finance APC’s 2015 Presidential campaign.”
The party also stated that the president should also visit how billions were allegedly moved from parastatals under the petroleum ministry to finance the failed attempt to change the leadership of the National Assembly and the certificate scandals rocking his ministers and special advisers.
The party frowned at the president “dining and wining” with the people under “his Presidency” and not allow them to face the wrath of the law, while “perceived enemies” have been hunted.
These are the people Nigerians have been expecting President Buhari to investigate, prosecute and if found wanting sent to jail. Unfortunately, Mr. President has been pursuing perceived political enemies, and innocent opposition members while dining and wining with corrupt persons, a development that has completely called to question the integrity of his anti-corruption fight.
Since President Buhari came into office, he has not allowed any investigation into the corrupt activities under his Presidency, instead he has been attracting to himself, all manner of corrupt persons and giving them the perfume of sainthood, once they identify with his APC.
Signed:
Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary
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