The All Progressives Congress
(APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is sympathetic to corruption.
The ruling party said this in
reaction to a statement credited to the PDP.
The opposition party had said
that the allegations against Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN),
is a move by the APC government to constitute “a constitutional crisis” and
“instill fear in judicial officers” to do its bidding.
We had earlier reported that
there were moves to remove Onnoghen before the elections.
The CJN has been accused of false
assets declaration.
But in a statement on Sunday,
Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC spokesman, said the fight against corruption remains a
cardinal promise made by his party to the electorate.
“Following reports of the move to
prosecute Justice Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of the federation, over an
alleged infraction on the Code of Conduct laws, the swift statement by the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemning the purported move has again exposed
the Party as one with a natural inclination to rise up in defence of cases of
alleged corruption,” he said.
“Resort to baseless postulations
anytime issues of corruption is leveled against public officers only confirm
what Nigerians already know. PDP and corruption are siamese twins that are
difficult to separate from each other.
“One would have thought that the
PDP will call for impartial investigations when corruption cases are levelled
against public officers, but spinning falsehoods and conspiracies remains the
opposition party’s favourite past time.
“The APC administration will not
hesitate to investigate and prosecute any public officer if and when such is
indicted for corruption.
“Achieving acceptable elections
in all democratic climes is a collective effort which require the contributions
and support of all well-meaning Nigerians, political parties, institutions and
sundry interests.
“Commendably, in successive
elections conducted under the APC administration, the party has played by the
rules, which has led to credible elections. This cannot be said of the PDP era
when state institutions were deployed to manipulate the electoral process.”
Issa-Onilu said the APC is
committed to ensuring that the forthcoming elections go on record as one of the
freest, most credible and peaceful elections in the country.
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