The All Progressives Congress has listed new instances of alleged looting
of the treasury by some officials of the Jonathan Administration,
saying the corruption mess that characterised the administration was so
pervasive that until it is cleaned, Nigeria will not be able to
actualise its potentials.
”Those who would rather give comfort to the looters by dismissing the
media exposure of looting cases as mere hell-raising should realise that
no sane person can be silent in the face of what is unfolding as the
worst cases of brazen stealing of public funds in Nigeria’s history,”
the party said in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by its National
Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
”On August 16, 2015, we listed some instances of the breath-taking
looting of the treasury by some officials of the immediate past
administration. Today, we bring three more heart-rendering cases to the
attention of Nigerians. We will not relent until closure has been
brought to this issue,” it said, listing the new cases as:
– A mind-shattering 2.2 billion-US-dollar arms scandal.
– 6.9 million-dollar fraud by the
Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Jonathan, committed under the
guise of buying three mobile stages for the President.
– 2.5 billion-Naira scam involving the rent of house boats.
”While those charged with handling these cases are finalising the
details of bringing the suspects to justice, our immediate concern is
the attempt by the PDP, under whose umbrella the looting took place, to
blame the Buhari administration for the mess and then infer that things
have been worse in Nigeria in the last three months under the APC-led
federal government than in the 16 years under the PDP. This is totally
provocative, shameless and uncharitable.
”They say we are yet to fulfil our campaign promises to Nigeria, but
they have forgotten that if only the PDP/Jonathan administration had not
stolen Nigeria blind, there would have been more than enough money to
give school children in Nigeria not just one, but three meals a day and
even pay 5,000 Naira to 50 million most vulnerable Nigerians, not just
the 25 million we promised in our manifesto,” APC said
Despite the almost daily discovery of cases of corruption under the
Jonathan administration, the party assured Nigerians of better days
ahead, as all its campaign promises would be kept because of the
commitment and determination of President Buhari, not only to cleaning
the Augean Stable, but also ensuring purposeful governance for the
benefit of all Nigerians.
”It is clear to all Nigerians that the debilitating impact of 16 years
of PDP’s misrule cannot be reversed in just three months. It is an
obvious truth that it is always easier to destroy than to construct, but
nothing will stand in the way of the Buhari administration’s commitment
to improving the quality of life of Nigerians and making our country to
function again,” it said.
It said a major cog in the wheel of faster progress for the new Nigeria
under President Buhari had been the discovery that the pot housing the
commonwealth had been licked dry by the looters of yesterday, hence the
need to work meticulously to recover the looted funds and facilitate the
delivery of good governance that would manifest in abundant jobs,
strong economy and improved welfare and security for Nigerians.
APC said while the PDP, ever steeped in the pursuit of lies, presented
the recently released data on job creation and economic growth as “clear
signals” that President Muhammadu Buhari was failing Nigerians, the
disgraced party mischievously omitted the fact that those numbers were
basically a manifestation of the disastrous final days of President
Jonathan’s failed economic policies.
It commended Nigerians for showing absolute understanding and faith in
the leadership of President Buhari to change the way that Nigeria has
been misruled in the last 16 years, saying in the days ahead, the
painstaking efforts of the President would manifest even more than
Nigerians had already witnessed.
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