Gov. Ayo Fayose
Speaking while addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state
capital on Friday, Governor Ayodele Fayose, alleged that the President
Muhammadu Buhari’s government is plotting to release more Chibok girls
as a ploy to shift the attention of Nigerians from the various scandals
rocking the administration.
According to a statement released by Lere Olayinka, the governor's
spokesman, Fayose described the Buhari-led government as one that is
rotten and covered with scandalous corruption, adding that the
“claimed recovery of $85 million as part of funds allegedly looted from
the Malabu oil deal and conclusion of negotiation with Switzerland on
the return of $321 million recovered from the late Abacha family are
diversionary.”
He said; “Within the last one month, Nigerians have been
confronted with messy revelations that gave credence to my earlier
position that President Buhari is the life patron of corruption in
Nigeria.
“When was this $85 million recovered? Has the money been paid
into the Federation Account? Didn’t Buhari claim that Abacha did not
steal a penny? They are just trying to divert the attention of Nigerians
as they have always done.
“While the President Muhammadu Buhari led government is still
being confronted with the MainaGate’s global shame, the Senator
representing the Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Isa Misau,
yesterday, ame with yet another bombshell that the Inspector General of
Police, Ibrahim Idris, gave two Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to the
wife of the President, Aisha Buhari.
“Even though the police has said the vehicles in question were
meant for the police personnel in the convoy of wife of the president,
Nigerians will like to see records of such vehicles provided for the
security personnel of previous First Ladies. Most importantly, what
happened to the promise made by the President not to operate the Office
of the First Lady?
“In the last one month, Nigerians have been confronted with
messy revelations like the fraudulent reinstatement of Abdullahi Maina,
who was declared wanted for corrupt practices by the International
Police Organisation, (INTERPOL) after he was dismissed from office by
the Civil Service Commission in 2013 for allegedly committing N2.1
Billion pension fraud while in office.
“Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Ibe Kachikwu’s
allegation of award of $25 billion contracts without following due
process against the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC); Dr. Maikanti Baru.
“Reinstatement of the former Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde,
who was accused of corruption by the Senate, removed from office
unceremoniously and declared wanted, as the Commissioner of Police in
charge of the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi, Lagos.
“Appointment of Ahmed Gambo Saleh; the Supreme Court Registrar,
who was indicted and put on trial for alleged over N2 billion fraud, as
the Secretary of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and Secretary of
the Corruption and Financial Crime Cases Trial Monitoring Committee,
headship of which has now been rejected by Retired Justice Isa Ayo
Salami.
“Today, the President’s claim to integrity is under serious
question, with his men dancing naked in the market square and there is
no hope that their nakedness can be covered any longer.”
“While I await yet another scandal in what has become a
government of one week, one scandal, I ask our President what has
happened to the report of the committee that investigated the $43
million discovered in an apartment at Osbourne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos?
“What has happened to the allegation of award of $25 billion
contracts without following due process made against Dr. Maikanti Baru
by Dr Ibe Kachikwu?
“What happened to the DSS indictment for corruption of the
Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu and the Attorney General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) Investigative
Panel set up by the President?
“Who is the owner of that shop the LEGICO Shopping Plaza,
Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos inside which the EFCC claimed
that it found N448.8 million cash?
“Who brought the five sacks in which the EFCC claimed that it found N49 million cash to the Kaduna Airport?
“What happened to the probe panel on the alleged N500million
bribery said to have been paid to the Chief of Staff (COS), Abba Kyari
by officials of South African owned MTN Telecommunications Company with
the intent that the COS influence government to discontinue its heavy
stance on the $5billion fine imposed on the company?
“Most importantly, the President directed the Head of Civil
Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, to submit a report on
the circumstances surrounding Maina’s reinstatement to his Chief of
Staff, Abba Kyari, before the close of work on Tuesday, today is Friday,
what has happened to the report?
“Is the President going to use APC broom to sweep the report on
Maina’s fraudulent reinstatement under the carpet just as he did to
others before it?
“One can go on and on, but the painful reality is that Buhari’s
government is not only corrupt, the government itself is corruption!
“As posited by APC Senator, Shehu Sani, ‘when it comes to
fighting corruption in the National Assembly and the Judiciary and in
the larger Nigerian sectors, the President uses insecticide, but when it
comes to fighting corruption within the Presidency, they use
deodorants.’
“In other words, perfume is being sprayed on corruption when it
affects Buhari’s men while insecticide sprayed on corruption when it
involves perceived political opponents of the President.
“Like I have maintained, President Buhari is not fighting any
corruption. He is indeed the Life Patron of Corruption in Nigeria, who
is hiding under anti-corruption fight to harass his perceived political
foes. However, like every affliction of the Israelites, all these too
shall pass and Nigeria shall be free from this Buhari’s government and
its odour of corruption in 2019.”
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