Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele
Fayose, has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of
President Muhammadu Buhari as
the most corrupt in the history of Nigeria,
accusing the President of “treating corruption involving his men as family
affair.”
He described the Minister of State
for Petroleum Resources Ibe Kachikwu’s allegation of award of $25 billion
contracts without following due process against the Group Managing Director
(GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC); Dr. Maikanti Baru,
as messy and an embarrassment to the country.
According to a statement issued by
his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka,
Governor Fayose said; “When miscreants write petitions to the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against perceived opponents of President
Buhari, EFCC will act immediately, but when known Nigerians, including members
of Buhari’s government raise allegation of corruption against close allies of
the President, the EFCC will look the other way.” He said; “As posited by APC
Senator, Shehu Sani, we are in a situation where perfume is being sprayed on
corruption when it affects Buhari’s men while insecticide is being sprayed on
corruption when it involves perceived political opponents of the President.
“When allegation of corruption is
made against Buhari’s men, EFCC acts like pet dog, but when it is against those
whose faces the President does not like, the anti-graft agency acts like lion.
“No nation can achieve greatness with such a partial leadership.” Speaking
further, Governor Fayose said; “While Nigerians are still asking questions as
to what has happened to the report of the committee that investigated the $43
million discovered in an apartment at Osbourne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, allegation
of $25 billion was made by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe
Kachikwu, and as usual, the allegation like others before it, is being treated
as family affairs.
“Before now, the Acting Chairman of
EFCC, Ibrahim Magu was indicted of corruption by the Department of State
Service (DSS) and all that was done by President Buhari was to ask the Attorney
General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to
investigate the DSS report. Up till today, nothing has been heard about it and
Magu, despite his rejection by the Senate, is still acting as the EFCC
chairman. “Up till today, Nigerians are yet to be told the owner of the Legico
Shopping Plaza, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos inside which the EFCC
claimed that it found N448.8 million cash. “Despite the presence of CCTV
cameras, we have not been told the identities of those who brought the five
sacks in which the EFCC claimed that it found N49 million cash to the Kaduna
Airport. “As far as I am concerned, President Buhari is not fighting any
corruption. He is fighting his political foes and God is not a God of
double-standard. This Buhari’s government is a government of double-standard.”
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