The lagos State PDP has declared the APC governorship candidate in Lagos
State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, as an accomplice who aided the criminal
conversion of funds and property belonging to the state.
The Party claimed in a statement signed by its spokesman, Mr. Taofeek Gani
that for sometime, it had been investigating and collating the major
frauds in the state government and its preliminary report has already
indicted Ambode as the actual person who covered up most of the
embezzlement and breach of public trust in the government of Bola Tinubu
and until he retired as accountant general in 2012 under very
controversial circumstances.
According to PDP the details of the overwhelming evidence indicting Ambode
in the several offences will be released to the public soon.
Meanwhile, the PDP says the areas it beamed it’s searchlight included
amongst others: The creation and operations of Alpha Beta; the diversion
of civil servants allowances and bonuses; the diversion of monies meant
for the failed ENRON electrification project; the diversion of 65% of
funds approved for sports festival; diversion of LG funds released by
President Obasanjo and Yaradua.
Others include collection of N9Billion from LASU grants; stealing from the
roads and bridges purportedly constructed; diversion of funds in the
abandoned light rail project; diversion of funds in the Lekki Free Trade
Zone project; collection of the profits realisable in the BRT/LAGBUS
project; conversion of the Capital and Profits in the then ECONET wireless
shares; stealing of monies meant for Pensions.
Also, diversion of funds in the pool of the Lagos State Security trust
Fund; conversion of two Helicopter Choppers now in Niger Delta region;
stealing of lagos Yacht; collection of international loans using LASG as
front; take over of LASPOTECH premises and turning to personal Estate;
take over of 5 LG council secretariats; take over of the states nursing
school; indeed there are many take over of private landed property across
the state in the last fifteen years.
Consequently, the PDP has impressed on lagosians to reject Ambode and his
Party as a vote for Ambode will mean that these frauds will be covered up.