The People’s Democratic
Party (PDP) has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to demonstrate his much
touted integrity by allowing an open investigation of his associates and close
relatives, who were mentioned in alleged looting of public resources.
The opposition party accused
Presidency officials of concealing malpractices by the President’s relatives
with the recent attempts by operatives of the Department of State Services
(DSS) to gag a suspect who claimed to have engaged in illegal transactions with
one Mariatu, a sister to the First Lady.
One Amina Mohammed, who
was paraded by the DSS about two weeks ago, had also mentioned name of former
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. David Babachir Lawal as a
beneficiary of the alleged illegal deals.
“Having reviewed all
these issues, including the lame denials by those mentioned by the suspect, as
well as the failure of the security agency to allow the suspect to complete her
open confession, the PDP challenges President Buhari to order an open hearing
into the matter, if, indeed, the Presidency has nothing to hide”, a the
statement by PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said.
The party also
challenged President Buhari to immediately make public the report of the
investigation of the former aide of the First Lady, Mr. Baba-Inna, who was
arrested in September this year, over accusations of receiving N2.5 billion as
donations from politicians, businessmen and women on behalf of the First Lady,
Aisha Buhari.
- The Nation
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