The factional Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party in Osun State, Soji Adagunodo, says the agenda of
President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war is to suppress the
opposition in order to boost the chances of the All Progressives
Congress ahead of the 2019 general election.
Adagunodo said the anti-graft war had been marred by gross impunity, selectivity and highhandedness.
The state factional PDP chairman, in a
statement on Monday, stressed that the Buhari government was using the
anti-graft war to make the PDP irrelevant.
He said, “It is becoming evident daily
that the Buhari administration is using its much-vaunted war against
graft as a tool to decimate the camp of those who disagree with him on
any issue and ensure that they remain politically irrelevant as another
general election draws nearer.
“An objective assessment of the
anti-corruption war, so far, shows a lack of sincerity. It shows clear
partisanship and apparent vendetta exhibited in the way the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission picks its targets, depending mainly on
whether they are in agreement or in opposition to the politics of the
President.
Adagunodo said although many petitions
had been written with documentary evidence against two serving ministers
of the Buhari administration, the EFCC had ignored calls for their
investigation and prosecution.
According to him, if Governor Ayodele
Fayose and a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, must
be probed, other former governors such as Dr. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) and
Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) should be investigated.
The statement added,“ We are convinced
that what the Buhari administration seeks to do is to stifle dissenting
voices and make political opposition weaker in order to have a smooth
sail in the 2019 general election. This appears to be the only option
for a party that has not and may not make any meaningful difference in
the social-economic life of the citizens in the next three years. This
is an option Nigerians must collectively reject in the interest of our
dear nation.” THE NATION
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