We read with amusement the purported reports by the Federal Government of Nigeria that it has recovered a total of $151 Million and N8 Billion through Whistle-blowers but none recovered from looters in the present All Progressive Congress (APC) administration.
The most ridiculous aspect of the reports from the Federal Government is the naming of the former Group Manager Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC), Mr. Andrew Yakubu of $9.2 Million without the mention of the remaining suspects where the other monies was recovered from.
The All Progressive Congress (APC) led administration found it easy to distract Nigerians with the purported recovered funds but has not seen reasons to tell Nigerians how much is recovered from the former Governor of Rivers State and now Minister of Transport, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Alhaji David Babachir Lawal, the alleged N500 Million bribe by the multinational company, MTN to the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari and other APC stalwarts.
Lest we forget, has the APC led federal government recovered the N13.12 Million loan the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed borrowed from one of the parastatal under his Ministry, the Nigeria Broadcasting Cooperation (NBC)?
The last has also not been heard of all the allegations of several misappropriations in Lagos state during the tenure of the Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr. Babatunde Fashola. We are yet to get the full detail of the steps taking by this so called anti-corruption administration against the allegations made by the Justices of the Supreme Court against the Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Ogbonaya Onu and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. The judges are already in Court defending themselves on several count charges of fraud and money laundry but President Buhari's Ministers are working freely and unhindered.
We are also waiting for the final report of investigations into the misuse of office and cases of corruption hanging on the neck of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu. There is a saying that those who go to equity must do so with clean hands.
Nigerians will also remember the huge fraud and several cases of forex racketeering at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under this administration. Nothing has been done and it's still business as usual as friends and cronies of this government are buying dollars at a cheaper rates and making billions of Naira by reselling same in the black market.
Furthermore, Nigerians will recall that the APC while in opposition are known for raising false alarm with mind-blowing figures and making spurious and unsubstantiated allegations against members of the then ruling Party, the PDP and these has since been proven to be lies.
We therefore believe that the new so called whistle-blowers successes recorded by the APC led federal government is a distraction to divert attention from failures and incompetence of this administration. We demand that the government publish the names of all those the monies was recovered from apart from the former GMD, Andrew Yakubu.
We also know for a fact that the only reason the ruling Party (APC) is sending its anti-corruption watchdog against one of its financier in the 2015 General Elections, Mr. Andrew Yakubu was because Mr. Yakubu is preparing to run for governorship in Kaduna State in 2019 and the none-performing APC is not happy with this move.
Finally, while we await the government of the day to tell Nigerians the names of those the supposed looted funds was recovered from through whistleblowers, We wish to encourage and applaud the whistle-blowing policy and advise Nigerians to continue to demand for good governance from this administration and not be distracted with the latest innovations of the ruling Party.
Signed:
Comrade Adai Edwin Adai
National President,
PDP National Youth Supreme Council
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