The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for corrupt practices.
The party said there were grave allegations raised against former Lagos State Governor, Senator Bola Tinubu and the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, which the EFCC has ignored because of their political affiliation.
PDP’s acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, who spoke Thursday in Abuja, regretted that since the inauguration of the APC-led Federal Government, EFCC has only been arresting and PDP intimidating only PDP members who served in the immediate past government.
EFCC is pressing corruption charges against former Governors Sule Lamido (Jigawa, PDP), Ikedi Ohakim (Imo, PDP), Martin Elechi (Ebonyi, PDP) and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa, APC). Also, Senator Abdul-Aziz Nyako (APC) was arrested and charged to court by the EFCC.
Former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sherriff of the PDP is also being investigated for alleged corrupt practices.
Secondus said that President Muhammadu Buhari should note that the EFCC has only arrested PDP members who served in the previous government while APC members were left alone.
“Have former APC governors been given a clean bill of health or is the war aimed at ensuring that PDP did not exist as an opposition party?, Secondus queried and urged the EFCC not to be selective or partial in fighting corruption.
However, the APC has faulted the PDP’s allegation, describing the accusation of bias is illogical.
The party urged the PDP to approach the anti-graft agency and table its complaint, if it has grievances against any of the leaders of the governing party.
National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed said on Thursday in response to the allegations that “We don’t see the logic in Secondus’ position because the government has promised not to interfere with the works of its agencies. So, it is not APC that is directing the anti-graft agency.
“President Buhari has said that nobody will escape justice on account of belonging to any party. So, if anybody has any petition against some people, including APC leaders, let them take it to the EFCC to do the needful. They should do a census of those being investigated by the anti-graft agency to ascertain their political affiliation. I know some of our members have even been taken to the court by the agency.”
Follow Us