Oga Buhari, Probe Jonathan, stop going round in circles -- PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said President Muhammadu Buhari should probe former President Goodluck Jonathan if he wishes to do so rather than going round in circles.

The party said if indeed, the government's anti-corruption war and investigations include the expenditure of former President Jonathan security votes from 2011, then it should be extended to ‎all public inquisition on the security votes of all past Presidents and Heads of state from 1984...


PDP‎ national publicity secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh said yesterday in a statement that Nigerians were quite eager to learn the business and investment 'tricks' of past and present public officers in the APC especially former governors, former ministers as well as their national leader, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The PDP said the investigation by the present government should also include the award of contracts by the petroleum task force from 1993 to 1999, the expenditure of military purchases and expenditure during the Bakassi wars, the fight against militancy in the Niger Delta, military interventions in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Somalia, Rwanda among others.

The party added that‎ the source of funding of the PDP and APC's 2015 Presidential
campaigns; the contributions from APC controlled state governors for their Presidential campaign and the beneficiaries thereof should all be investigated.

The PDP which called for the establishment of National Truth Commission (NTC) said the commission should be designed to serve as a platform where politicians and other Nigerians publicly discuss the true meaning of corrupt practice in the country, adding that it would provide the basis for proper public inquisition into the 'mind-bogglin wealth' of some Nigerians in public office.

"Nevertheless, if indeed President Muhammadu Buhari in anyway whatsoever desires to probe his opponent in the Presidential election, he should come out straight instead of going round in circles.

"If indeed the government is interested in ending sleazes associated with campaign funds, the National Truth Commission will present an avenue for Nigerians to openly debate the issues therein with facts and figures.

"If truly this government has provided hundreds of millions of naira to columnists, media analysts and commentators as well as social media writers and bloggers to castigate, denigrate and embarrass the PDP and its leaders, then the PDP, being a party that is out of power and especially against the present hostility of the security agencies, will publicly approach the Truth Commission with revelations backed with evidence, facts and figures," the party said.

The party said it will no longer allow major beneficiaries of its 16 years in power, especially those with a lot of 'proven baggage' to attempt to adorn a 'sanctimonious apparel' by castigating and denigrating a party on which platform they had the opportunity to serve.