Reno Omokri, erstwhile New Media
aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has slammed the Nigerian government
and the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over the two lists
of alleged looters released by the administration.
The Minister had on Sunday
circulated a statement containing a fresh list of 23 individuals undergoing
trials for alleged corruption.
He had earlier on March 30
released the first list of persons he said looted the Nigerian treasury while
the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in power.
But, in a statement issued on
Monday morning, Omokri criticised the government for failing to include names
of members of the ruling All Progressives Congress accused of, or being tried
for corruption.
In the statement entitled: “The
Real Looters List That Buhari and Lai Mohammed Do Not Want You To Know About,”
the former president’s spokesperson named 10 members of the APC he said should
have been added to Mohammed’s list.
The statement read: “A few days
ago, the fallacious minister of information, the rightly named Lai Mohammed,
whose first name rhymes with his life’s calling, released a so called ‘looters
list’ with six names of alleged looters.
“After he was ridiculed by civil
society, the opposition and the international community, Mr. Lai Mohammed
hurriedly put out a statement tagging his list a ‘teaser’.
“When that lie refused to fly,
the notorious fibber, Lai Mohammed, released yet another list yesterday, April
1, 2018.
“Coincidentally, April 1 is April
Fools day and it was befitting that Lai released his list on that day because
only a fool will believe the list he put together.
“His list did not contain even
one member of the All Progressives Congress. If the list proves anything, it is
that President Buhari, Lai Mohammed and their All Progressive Congress are not
fighting corruption. Instead they are fighting corruption.
“I have taken the pains to
produce a ‘teaser’ looters list of APC members who are collectively alleged to
have looted over $2 billion (when you convert the dollar value of what they
allegedly looted at the time they allegedly looted it).
“I challenge President Buhari and
Lai Mohammed to explain why these men did not feature on their list and why
they continue to remain in this APC government where they wield immense powers
and influence, even over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that is
meant to prosecute them.
“I further challenge President
Buhari and Lai Mohammed to explain to Nigerians why they failed to reveal to
Nigerians that President Buhari himself is a MAJOR beneficiary of the funds
that the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, received from
the treasury for the security of Nigerians.
“I assure Nigerians that Sambo
Dasuki is not in jail for a crime he committed in 2015. He is rather being
persecuted for a ‘crime’ he committed in 1985.
“Please find below the teaser
list of looters.
“Note that this is just a teaser.
Depending on the reaction of the Buhari-led government, more names will be
released.
LOOTERS LIST
“Rotimi Amaechi: Indicted by the
Justice George Omeregi led Rivers State Judicial Commission of Inquiry of
looting ₦97 billion along with co indictees including a former army general.
“Saminu Turaki: Alleged to have
looted ₦36 billion. First charged before Justice Sabi’u Yahuza of the Federal
High Court in Dutse, Jigawa State. Currently facing trial before justice Nnamdi
Dimgba at the FCT High Court.
“Timipre Sylva: A well known
financier and supporter of the APC administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Alleged to have looted ₦19.7 billion. Was facing trial before Justice A. Y.
Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja. However, two days after President
Buhari was sworn in, the new APC government WITHDREW the charges preferred
against Sylva on June 1, 2015 and on October 3, 2018, the EFCC returned to
Sylva, 48 houses seized from him during the administration of former president,
Goodluck Jonathan in 2013 to him.
“Murtala Nyako: Alleged to have
looted ₦29 billion. Currently facing trial before Justice Okon Abang of the
Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja
“Senator Danjuma Goje: Alleged to
have looted ₦25 billion. Currently facing trial before the Federal High Court,
sitting in Jos, Plateau State.
“Senator Abdullahi Adamu: Alleged
to have looted ₦15 billion with the help of 18 co accused. Charged on March 3,
2010. The case continues to linger in court.
“Orji Kalu: Alleged to have
looted ₦3.2 billion. Currently facing trial before Justice Mohammed Idris of
the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.
“Kayode Fayemi: Indicted by the
Ekiti Judicial Commission of Inquiry headed by former Ekiti State chief judge
and the Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Ademola Ajakaiye, of sundry financial malfeasance
totaling over ₦2 billion.
“Senator Joshua Dariye: Alleged
to have looted ₦1.2 billion. Currently facing trial before Justice Adebukola
Banjoko at an FCT High Court.
“Babachir Lawal: former Secretary
to the Government of the Federation. Allegedly gave a ₦200 million contract to
his own company from monies meant to look after Internally Displaced Persons.
Has been sacked after protest by the opposition and civil society. Has still
not been charged. Was allowed to be replaced by his own cousin.
“By the omission of these names,
the Buhari led Federal Government has vindicated Transparency International.
“According to Transparency
International’s Corruption Perception Index, Nigeria is more corrupt today
under Buhari than at any other time since Transparency International started
keeping records!”
Omokri continued, “We have moved
12 places backward from 136 to 148. Yet this administration has the guts to
accuse a government under whom Nigeria made her best ever progress on the
Corruption Perception Index of corruption? We moved from 144 to 136 in 2014
under President Jonathan because that government fought corruption in court and
not through the media.”
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If Buhari doesn't release the list of treasury looters in APC,
ReplyDeletethen it means he is more than dishonest.