The Ahmed Markafi-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the suspension
\nof Babachir Lawal, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF),
\nand Ayo Oke, director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA),
\nis an attempt to dress up a \u201cfailed anti-corruption war\u201d.<\/p>\n
President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the suspension of the duo on Wednesday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n But in a statement on Thursday<\/span><\/span>, Dayo Adeyeye, spokesman of the Markafi \u201cWe are alarmed at the suspension of the SGF at a time that Nigerians and \u201cNow the APC-led federal government suddenly realised the corruption \u201cSome Nigerians have applauded the suspension as indicating a new Adeyeye also said there was no transparency in setting up a committee \u201cWe are at a loss why the president would set up a panel comprising \u201cWhere is the transparency in that? Not that we doubt the integrity of the \u201cThis is especially important given the fact that we recently travelled \u201cIt is amazing that the president who swiftly accepted the recommendations \u201cThe pertinent question is whether the president has now realised that the The PDP demanded the setting up of an independent commission of inquiry Adeyeye said it was only by this way that they and Nigerians would be \u201cAgainst this backdrop, we are constrained to express our lack of \u201cInstead, we demand an independent commission of inquiry comprising \u201cThis is the only way by which we can have confidence that a thorough and The Ahmed Markafi-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the suspension of Babachir Lawal, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), and Ayo Oke, director-general of the National Intelligence Agency…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nfaction of the PDP, said the right thing to be done was to have arrested
\nLawal.<\/p>\n
\nthe international community are excitedly enjoying the theatre of the
\nabsurd playing out with the recovery of huge sums of money without
\nowners,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\nallegation levelled against the SGF; and instead of arresting and
\ndetaining him as the government has been doing to PDP members and other
\nNigerians, he was rather suspended and a committee set-up to investigate
\nhim. This is to say the least, double standard.<\/p>\n
\ncommitment by President Buhari to fight the anti-corruption war without
\nfear or favour but we are constrained to point out that it is another ruse
\nto deceive Nigerians and dress up the failed anti-corruption war in a new
\ngarb.\u201d<\/p>\n
\ncomprising cabinet members to investigate the SGF.<\/p>\n
\nmembers of his cabinet to investigate other senior very powerful members
\nof the same executive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\nvice-president (for whom we have the utmost respect) and other panellists
\nbut it appears the matter is being settled within the government closet
\nwithout the transparency, independence and impartiality necessary in a
\nsituation like this. Justice must not only be done, it must be seen to
\nhave been done.<\/p>\n
\nthis road when the president asked the attorney-general to investigate the
\nSGF (on this same matter) and Magu, the acting chairman of the EFCC. That
\ninvestigation cleared the SGF of all wrong doings in the grass cutting
\nscandal as stated above.<\/p>\n
\nof the attorney-general would now suddenly set-up another panel comprising
\nthe same attorney-general to investigate the matter again.<\/p>\n
\ninitial investigation by the attorney-general was not thorough or a
\ncover-up to protect a fellow cabinet member.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201ccomprising of people of integrity and competence\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nassured that a thorough investigation would be carried out.<\/p>\n
\nconfidence in the new panel headed by the vice president,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\neminent Nigerians of proven records of integrity, independence and
\ncompetence.<\/p>\n
\nimpartial investigation will be conducted and by which the president also
\ncan reassure the general public that there are no sacred cows in his
\ngovernment for whom there are different set of rules. The present
\nsituation amounts to the government being the judge in its own cause. We
\ndo not believe that justice can be served that way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"