faulted the
decision by the Federal Government to suspended Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and Director General of the National Intelligence Agency
(NIA), Ayo Oke.
The PDP in a statement issued by Prince Dayo Adeyeye, expressed dismay that instead of arresting and detaining Lawal, as it had done to PDP members and other Nigerian accused of corruption, the government merely suspended him.
Lawal and Oke were suspended by the Presidency over allegations of awarding multi-million grass cutting contract under the Presidential Initiative for North East (PINE), which his office supervised to companies where he had interests and the discovery of huge sum in foreign and local currencies in a residential apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, respectively.
“We are alarmed at the suspension of the SGF at a time that Nigerians and the international community are excitedly enjoying the theatre of the absurd playing out with the recovery of huge sums of money without owners.
“Now the APC-led Federal Government suddenly realised the corruption allegation levelled against the SGF and instead of arresting and detaining him as the government has been doing to PDP members and other Nigerians, he was rather suspended and a committee set-up to investigate him. This is to say the least, double standard.”
PDP said only an independent commission of inquiry made up of Nigerians with proven integrity, rather than “Cabinet members” could undertake an impartial investigation into the allegations.
The Federal Government raised a three-man panel headed by Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, which also has the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno to investigate the matter
But PDP claimed the Osinbajo panel would not do justice to the issue.
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