The Rivers PDP also accused Buhari of shielding former governor,
Rotimi Amaechi despite the “looting of public facilities and siphoning
of state funds” which took place during his administration.
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being selective and insincere in his fight against corruption.
The Rivers PDP also accused Buhari of shielding former governor, Rotimi Amaechi despite the “looting of public facilities and siphoning of state funds” which took place during his administration.
Rotimi Amaechi
The opposition party made the comments via a statement released on Wednesday, July 22, 2015.
It reads:
“Rivers
State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party frowns at the manner
President Buhari appears to be carrying on his anti-corruption
activities, describing such action as selective, insincere and
ill-conceived.”
“The PDP says its position is
based on the fact that in spite of the obvious cases of looting of
public facilities, siphoning of Rivers State funds, fraudulent sales of
state-owned establishments and monumental financial frauds committed by
Rotimi Amaechi and his administration in Rivers State and for which a
Judicial Commission of Inquiry has been duly set up by the present
administration to investigate the former governor.”
“The
President has continued to shield the former governor, the latest of
which is his inclusion in the Presidential team to the United States to
meet with President Obama.”
“If President Buhari
was also serious and had not marked certain citizens, particularly
members of the PDP and those that served under former President Goodluck
Jonathan for his selective punitive actions, Rotimi Amaechi will not be
flying abroad with him, but would be made to answer corruption charges
against him and his administration.”
Buhari has said that his government will prosecute all public officials found guilty of corruption , even members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to which he and Amaechi belong.
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