The Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the open directive by the All
Progressives Congress (APC) to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission (ICPC) to quickly conclude the investigation and prosecution of key
opposition leaders before the 2019 elections, has further confirmed that the
agencies have been compromised and are being teleguided by the ruling party
against the opposition.
In a
statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, the National Publicity Secretary in
Abuja on Sunday, the party particularly drew the attention of Nigerians and the
international community to APC’s direct directive to the EFCC to drag in Deputy
Senate Ike Ekweremadu on trumped-up charges, stampede his prosecution and put
him out of circulation before the 2019 elections.
The PDP
noted that it was not a mere coincidence that EFCC’s invitation to Ekweremadu
was dated July 24, 2018, the same morning his residence and that of the Senate
President, Dr Bukola Saraki, was simultaneously besieged by EFCC operatives and
hundreds of policemen, in a failed attempt to illegally impeach them.
It added:
“The series of interference by the APC in the work of the anti-graft agencies,
coupled with the August 7, 2018 siege to the National Assembly by the
Department of State Security, confirms a sinister plot by the APC-led
administration not only to arrest and detain Saraki and Ekweremadu to illegally
remove them, but also to besmear and destroy the opposition ahead of 2019
general elections.
“Being
unable to find Ekweremadu wanting in its many probes, the APC now relies on
procured cooked-up allegations in a bid to get at him at all cost.
“Is it not
ironical that the same government, that was quick to explain that a serving
military officer bought his Dubai property from his savings, does not think
that a former Local Government Chairman, former Chief of Staff to Governor,
former Secretary to Enugu State Government, Senator since 2003, Deputy Senate
President since 2007, former Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, and owner of a
thriving law firm has earned enough legitimate incomes to invest in real
estate.
“While the
PDP is not in any way against the war against corruption in our country, we
reject the illegal use of the EFCC and ICPC as political tools by the APC to
harass, intimidate and drag down opposition members, in their failed bid to
weaken the opposition ahead of the 2019 general elections.”
The party
urged Nigerians to hold the APC and Buhari Presidency responsible, should any
harm befall any PDP leader as we approach the 2019 elections.
Ekweremadu: APC tele-guiding EFCC, ICPC against opposition
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