The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) on Sunday welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration to jail
treasury looters, but challenged him to start from the Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole.
PDP said in line with his
declaration, Buhari should also prosecute the sacked Director-General of the
Department of State Services, DSS, Lawal Daura, and chieftains of the APC.
A statement by PDP’s
spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, said Buhari should show “integrity by starting
with immediate investigation and prosecution of the factional National Chairman
of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole and a host of other
indicted persons in his presidency, who he is currently covering.”
The party challenged 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 (DSS), Lawal Daura, his former Secretary to
the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and the Executive
Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Yusuf Usman.”
The statement added, “President
Buhari should immediately allow the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) to commence Oshiomhole’s investigation, which has been stalled despite
his indictment for allegedly stealing billions of naira belonging to Edo state.
“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.
“Mr. President must also
investigate how billions of naira allegedly moved from parastatals under his
Petroleum ministry to finance the failed attempt to change the leadership of
the National Assembly as well as the certificate scandals among his ministers
and special advisers and jail all those involved.
“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.”
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