Atiku Abubakar, presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has criticised President
Muhammadu Buhari over his treatment of the corruption allegations against
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state.
While speaking during a town hall
meeting on Wednesday, Buhari said he decided not to take any action about the
issue because the state assembly has the mandate to deal with it.
In a statement on Thursday, Atiku
accused Buhari of defending his inaction regarding the alleged bribery case.
He said he found the “excuse”
untenable because “the President has not shown this level of restraint when
condemning the alleged corruption of others who happen not to be members of his
party, the APC.”
“We find this excuse untenable
because the President has not shown this level of restraint when condemning the
alleged corruption of others who happen not to be members of his party, the
APC,” he said in the statement which Paul Ibe issued on his behalf.
“On many occasions, President
Buhari has pre-judicially commented on the cases of non-APC members and even
acted as judge and jury by convicting them with his utterances in Nigeria and
abroad.
“This partiality of the President
is most disturbing, as it is proof positive that he is fighting the opposition
and not corruption.”
He also tackled the president for
“defending” Babachir Lawal, sacked secretary to the government of the
federation
“Even further damaging was the
President’s defence of another of his cronies, Babachir Lawal, whom he said
cannot be charged because of a lack of evidence. We are embarrassed for the
President that he could make such a public faux pas,” h said.
Atiku said Lawal “was caught
red-handed” as “monies meant for Internally Displaced Persons were traced to
his bank accounts after he awarded his company an inflated contract.”
“We are thus nonplussed by the
President’s comments requesting for evidence before he can move against Mr.
Lawal,” he said, adding: “The question is this: does being members of the All
Progressive Congress confer the President’s cronies with immunity for their
crimes?”
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