The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged newly elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, to immediately submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over corruption allegations made against him.
PDPD said Oshiomhole lacks the rectitude to speak in public as a leader at any level whatsoever until he clears the allegations that he diverted billions of naira meant for the people of Edo state while he was governor.
The opposition party, in a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, argued that since a petition against Oshiomhole at the EFCC is in the public domain, the former Edo State governor would do the APC, President Muhammadu Buhari, the EFCC as well as himself a lot of good by quietly submitting himself for investigation and possibly, prosecution.
According to the party, since one of the campaign footstool upon which APC was elected into office is fighting corruption, it will be incongruous for Oshiomhole to go about his new assignment with allegations of corruption against him
“It is also instructive for the new chairman to understand that Nigerians are no longer inclined to sophistry, illogical arguments, deceits, contrivance and recourse to abuse as a method of campaign.
“As such, the PDP would be prepared for engagements that have the potency of rescuing our people from the hunger and starvation which the APC has sunk them.
“However, the essence of Oshiomhole’s emergence as President Muhammadu Buhari’s sole candidate was not lost on Nigerians as the Presidency imposed him as a pliable instrument to frustrate other would-be presidential aspirants of APC extraction and hand the ticket to President Buhari, who, obviously is afraid to stand a presidential primary due to his failures in office,” the PDP statement said.
