Action Democratic Party (ADP) has
urged the Buhari government to release Vice President Yemi Osibanjo´s
committee’s report on alleged fraud against suspended Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and former Director-General,
National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
National Chairman of the party,
Mr Yabagi Sani, made the call on Thursday in Abuja, during the party´s National
Executive Council (NEC) meeting.
He accused the Federal Government
of paying lip service to its fight against corruption in spite of its avowed
decision to fight the menace head on.
According to him, the 25 billion
dollar contract award scandal in the NNPC and other unresolved cases of
corruption involving government functionaries brings to question its commitment
to the fight against corruption.
“The President should come out
clean on the NNPC contract award scandal since he is the supervising Minister
of Petroleum,’’ he said.
The party chairman also advised
the Federal Government to heed the warning of the World Bank over its plan to
borrow 5.5 billion dollars to finance infrastructural development across the
country.
He said this was especially in
view of the country´s high debt profile, adding that it was unfortunate that
the country was presently grappling with economic challenges.
Similarly, Say No Campaign, a
Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has dared government to release the report on
the suspended officials.
Convener of the organisation, Mr
Ezenwa Nwagwu, told newsmen that the issue had remained a secret to Nigerians
in spite of the huge amount of 43 million dollars involved.
He said that there had been no
reaction from the presidency since the report of the investigation was
submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Nwagwu added that it was similar
situation with the case of alleged fraud of N270 million for grass-cutting
against Lawal.
“What remains unclear is why the
president instituted a panel to conduct the investigation, and why the EFCC was
not directed to handle the cases from beginning.
“Regardless of these anomalies,
the president maintains silence, making justice to remain delayed and the
anti-corruption fight, led by the president, himself, in jeopardy.
“While the desire of the current
regime to fight corruption is unequivocally stated, the mannerism or body
language of the chief executive, in the face of corruption allegation against
certain public officials within inner circle, betrays this noble intent.
“The reality of seemingly
protecting `sacred cows’ stares us right in the face and thus has become
difficult to ignore,’’ he said.
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