…Says Presidency Has No Honour Left
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led Presidency has no honour left after reports that it concealed
a N10 billion theft perpetrated by its officials at the National Health
Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
It said the nation is being shoved to the precipice as the Buhari
Presidency’s incompetence manifest in the daily activities of
government.
The party also described as the height of official hypocrisy for a
government that is superintending over illegal withdrawals and outright
stealing of funds meant for the welfare of the people yet brashly
parading itself as champion of anti-corruption.
The PDP, in a statement issued on Monday, by the National Publicity
Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said it was shocking that the NHIS money
was siphoned through the Federal Government Treasury Single Account
(TSA) in the Central Bank of Nigeria which is under the direct purview
of the Presidency.
The party said the only reason for the concealment was because the
Presidency was complicit, while the stolen fund is being used to service
an anti-people cabal brazenly operating in the Buhari-led Presidency.
Nigerians can now see the level of debauchery associated with this
administration. It is appalling that a government can be so depraved
that it superintended over the stealing of money meant to provide
healthcare for the citizens.
We challenge the Presidency to speak out on this report as well as
similar reported sleazes that has occurred under its watch.
Who in the Presidency authorized the withdrawal of the money from the
TSA and who are the beneficiaries thereof?
What has the Presidency to say about revelations that it ordered the
reinstatement of the indicted Executive Secretary of the NHIS, Prof.
Yusuf Usman, to help conceal this illegal withdrawals and shield members
of the presidency cabals involved in the deal?
Until and unless the Presidency clears its name by investigating,
exposing and prosecuting those involved, it must directly be held
responsible for this wicked act against Nigerians, who daily suffer
hunger, depravation and death owing to the corruption in the APC
government.
We hereby invite Nigerians and the international community to also note
the refusal of the Buhari Presidency to act on the leaked memo showing
corrupt oil contracts at the NNPC to the tune of N9 trillion ($25billion
dollars) in a sector under President Buhari’s direct supervision as
Minister of Petroleum?
The Presidency has also failed to offer explanations on the alleged
involvement of its officials in various sneaky oil subsidy deals as well
as reported diversion of N1.1trillion worth of crude last year to
service APC interests.
Nigerians are aware that the Presidency has continued to shield
fraudulent cabinet ministers including those known for extorting funds
from agencies under them in addition to those indicted for corrupt
enrichment.
Indeed, this government stinks and has irredeemably lost all honour.
