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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