The People’s Democratic Party
(PDP) has said those mentioned in the list of alleged “looters” published by
the federal government on Friday will pursue case of criminal defamation since
none of them has been convicted by a competent court of law.
The party also described the list
as an extension of federal government’s media trial and challenged it to come
up with names of its members against whom the federal government had secured
convictions.
The Minister of Information and
Culture, Lai Mohammed, had released the controversial list of treasury looters
at a press conference in Lagos earlier today.
However, the PDP National
Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement yesterday said the list
issued by the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, only showed that
the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency had no prove of
corruption against the PDP.
“The Buhari-led federal
government has manifested its frenzy by going after matters that are in court
and in which none of the persons have been convicted, thus betraying their
wickedness and desperation to mislead the public, the court and divert
attention from the heavy looting involving their members.
“We are not in doubt that the
individuals he has mentioned will take their legitimate stride and pursue
appropriate action in the court.
“However, attacks on individuals
who are members of our party, does not in anyway detract from the fact that the
PDP, as a political platform, is not a party of corruption.
“It is unfortunate that the APC
and its government under whose watch horrendous sleazes are happening on daily
basis and a government that has failed to fulfill the littlest of its campaign
promises, can spend a wholesome three years searching for flimsy allegations to
discredit our party and its members.
“This is a government that is yet
to account for $26 billion (N9 trillion) stolen through corrupt oil contracts
in the NNPC, N1.1 trillion worth of crude diverted to service APC interests,
N18 billion Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) intervention fund stolen by APC
officials, including their former Secretary to the Government of the Federation
(SGF), Babachir Lawal, the N10 billion National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
for which members of the Buhari cabal were indicted as well as the Mainagate,
where the APC government recalled and reinstated an individual indicted for
scam running into billions of naira.
“This is in addition to cover
provided for serving ministers indicted for corrupt enrichment, among whom is a
prominent former APC governor from the South-South, who was indicted by his
State for stealing billions of naira to fund President Buhari’s campaign in
2015,” the statement read.
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