The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demands a
system-wide investigation into the alleged siphoning
of N90 billion from the coffers of the Federal Inland
Revenue Service (FIRS) in which top members of
the Buhari Presidency and All Progressives
Congress (APC) have been mentioned.
The PDP demands that the Buhari Presidency must
not cover this humongous corruption involving
highly placed officers in this administration, as it
had done in the past.
The party laments that in the face of excruciating
hardship being endured by citizens, a government,
which came into office on the mantra of change and
zero tolerance for corruption, has become
enmeshed in atrocious acts of corruption.
The PDP holds that it is pathetic and speaks
volumes of the character of this administration that
a top member of the cabinet is being fingered in
this reprehensible siphoning of monies collected as
taxes from millions of already impoverished
Nigerians.
Our party notes that this shocking allegation directly
borders on gross misconduct and breach of public
trust.
The party therefore rejects the flimsy denials and
threats being pushed through the FIRS as a belated
attempt at cover-up by persons close to the
Presidency.
It is therefore held that the delay by the Buhari
Presidency in applying established statutory
processes and procedures of ordering an
investigation into the issue only goes to confirm
that the Buhari administration is a citadel of
corruption.
This is more so as reports are already in the public
domain of how the money stolen from FIRS, was
allegedly diverted to private purses and for other
extraneous purposes including the 2019 extravagant
campaigns of the APC.
Nigerians expect that all our national resources
should always be used to ensure the welfare of the
citizenry and must be accounted for at all times.
Signed by:
Kola Ologbondiyan
Pdp National Publicity Secretary
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