The Coalition of United Political
Parties (CUPP) on Friday condemned the Buhari government for “protecting” Lai
Mohammed, the Minister of Information.
Imo Ugochinyere, CUPP
spokesperson, in a statement, expressed concern over the alleged pressure being
mounted by the presidency on the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission,
ICPC, to discontinue the investigation of a N2.5billion Digital Switch Over
(DSO) fraud rocking the National Broadcasting Commission because Mohammed,
whose ministry supervises the commission was allegedly linked to the fraud.
“It is surprising that President
Muhammadu Buhari will keep boasting of fighting corruption when in the real
sense of it, his government is corruption personified”, it said.
“The Federal Government is
currently prosecuting the Director-General of NBC, Kawu Modibbo, on the matter
while Lai Mohammed is left alone despite that he was linked to the fraud. He is
still busy speaking for the government that claim to be fighting corruption
while Kawu is being made the scapegoat.
“What we have seen so far is that
Alhaji Mohammed has continued to be making inflammatory comments in order to
continue to appease the Presidency for shielding him from prosecution.
“He has also been in the
forefront of very dubious efforts to compromise security agencies in Kwara State
in his desperate bid to deliver the state for his paymasters by all means just
to continue to be in their good books and avoid prosecution.
“We, therefore, demand the arrest
and prosecution of Alhaji Lai Mohammed over this monumental fraud to prove that
this administration is indeed committed to fighting corruption.”
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