Buhari cleared Babachir and Magu, he is not fighting corruption says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said Buhari is not ready to fight corruption,The party claims the clearing of Magu and Babchir is a confirmation of Buhari's partiality. They called Buhari's anti-corruption fight a ruse

PDP attacks presidency

The PDP has called out President Buhari over what they called his one-sided anti-corruption fight.

The opposition party was reacting to the recent clearing of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr David Babachir Lawal, of corruption allegations.

PDP spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye said on Tuesday, January 24: "The clearing of Magu and Lawal has finally confirmed our earlier assertion that the ‘anti-corruption war’ of the All Progressive Congress (APC)- led administration is a ruse; a witch-hunting mechanism to harass PDP members and perceived enemies of this administration.”

He also said: “It is no longer news that all those who are serving in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari or who are members of his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) within the last two years of his administration have all been cleared of any wrong doing; notwithstanding documentary and other incontrovertible evidences to the contrary.

“The Presidency in today’s dispensation is the ‘Judicial Clearing House’ issuing clean bill of health to all accused corrupt officials who are members of the APC and friends of the administration.

“It is quite disturbing that the President cleared his SGF of wrong doing despite the weighty evidences of his “grass-cutting abilities” uncovered by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, implicating Babachir of complicity in the award of contracts relating to the IDP camp in Borno State amounting to over 200 million Naira.

“It is more worrisome that Mr. President made light of the DSS Report which directly indicted the Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, of several unwholesome and corrupt practices in the line of his duties.

“President Buhari saw nothing wrong in the report but was quick to order the invasion of judges homes in a Gestapo and commando-style following the same DSS report.

“What a double standard! It appears that the APC led government is implementing two constitutions in Nigeria; one for the PDP and other opposition parties and their leaders; while the other is for the ruling party, the APC and friends of this administration.”

Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, Dubai property saga was also mentioned, as they said:

“The Chief of Army Staff was cleared of all accusations even with convincing evidence of owning choice properties in Dubai beyond his income; and also overwhelming evidence of misdeeds while serving as Director of Procurement in the last administration.

“Notwithstanding, President Buhari cleared him by attributing his ownership of choice properties to diligent and thrifty saving of his wages but went after Supreme Court Justices for owning properties as if the Judges too cannot also save from their own wages.

“In the same vien, ‘Buhari’s Court’ also cleared the Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazzau for owning properties worth over 1.5 billion Naira in the United States of America; and in fact rather than being prosecuted, he was rewarded with the highest budget vote in the 2017 Budget.”

Meanwhile, the PDP has insisted that the US indeed extends invitations to some world leaders and that Buhari was snubbed at Trump's inauguration.

To prove this, the new media director of the party, Adeyanju Deji, shared some news items on social media which reported that some world leaders were invited to the inauguration of Donald Trump.