Mohammed Salihu, Kaduna
Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, urged Governor Uba Sani, to immediately invite the two anti-graft agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Matters Commission, to further investigate and recover all the monies allegedly looted by former governor Nasir El-Rufai and his cronies.
PDP also appealed to law enforcement agencies to beam their searchlights on indicted persons with a view to prosecuting them.
PDP State Publicity Secretary, Abraham Alberah Catoh, stated these in a statement on Friday.
Catoh said that the party had been following events as they unfold and would always react accordingly.
The PDP spokesman’s statement read, “The report of the Kaduna State House of Assembly investigations on the financial expenditure of the immediate past administration of Nasir El-Rufai has vindicated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that has always challenged the government on certain expenses of the El-rufai government.
“The PDP wishes to call on the Governor of the state, Sen. Uba Sani, to, as a matter of transparency and posterity, immediately invite the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Matters Commission, ICPC, to further investigate and recover all the monies looted by Nasir El-Rufai and his cronies, and those found guilty be prosecuted, as revealed and recommended by the committee’s report.
“It will be recalled that earlier, Governor Uba Sani had claimed that he supported and gave his consent during the application for the loan in good faith while serving as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Kaduna. Taking this bold step will further exonerate him from public scrutiny and the court of public opinion.
“The PDP supports full government action towards enthroning transparency and good governance across all levels of government in the state.”
The PDP commended the House of Assembly and the members of the committee for a job well done and for standing on the good side of posterity, saying history will never judge them in a bad light.
