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;
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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