The Peoples Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives have declared their support for the anti-corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Punch reports that the PDP members, today, Wednesday, August 19, 2015 urged President Buhari to go all out and recover the country’s stolen money. Talking to newsmen at the National Assembly in Abuja today, the caucus of the party at the House, noted how the bad economy was felt by all and sundry, not minding the political party one belonged to. They however implored President Buhari not to spare any politician found guilty of corruption.
The Chairman of the team, Mr. Rima Shawulu, pointed out that there were politicians who were once members of the PDP but defected to the APC. He said that the president should not allow politicians like that think they can not be punished if found guilty. He added that there were key members of the APC itself with alleged corruption cases, which the President could not afford to ignore. He said:
“We support the agenda of Mr. President and the Federal Government to fight corruption and we will back him to recover funds on proven cases. “Our position as a political party is that the President does not have the powers by himself to draw a line that some crimes should be investigated while others are not to be touched. “Corruption should be fought holistically; whether the offenders are in the PDP or in the APC, there should be no waivers on corruption investigations.”
Rima also claimed that a wrong stance was created about the PDP and its lawmakers being against Buhari’s anti-corruption war. He said that the first resolution passed by the current 8th House on the crude “SWAP” contracts awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation was sponsored by a PDP member.
“It was also a PDP member who moved the motion that the handover notes of former President Goodluck Jonathan should be published for the purpose of accountability.
“Another motion on the non-implementation of the 2015 budget was sponsored by a PDP member; all along we have been out for accountability,” he said.
“Another motion on the non-implementation of the 2015 budget was sponsored by a PDP member; all along we have been out for accountability,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC) has commenced investigations of very wealthy civil servants whose salaries do not explain their apparent wealth.
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