Name $3bn thieves, PDP tells Osinbajo

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to name the three persons he claimed stole the sum of $3 billion under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The party, in statement it issued yesterday through its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, noted that “Vice President Osinbajo is a professor of law and ought to know that patriotism demands that he should not make unsubstantiated claims but to place the names of such Nigerians in public.” It charged Osinbajo to take such names to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) “if truly such Nigerians exist.”

The statement read in part: “The PDP holds that it is particularly improper for the occupant of the exalted Office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to engage in smear campaign and making unsubstantiated statements just for political reasons. “We, therefore, urge Vice President Osinbajo not to join President Muhammadu Buhari in de-marketing our dear nation in a bid to score cheap political points and divert public attention from their failure in governance.”

It added: “Indeed, we had expected the Vice President to show leadership by naming those he claimed stole $3bn and making moves to ensure that the amount is recovered, instead of bandying figures in public events. “Nigerians would want Prof. Osinbajo to address the issue of colossal corruption under the Buhari administration, particularly in the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), an agency under his purview and which is currently being investigated on issues related to the handling of N18 billion emergency intervention fund

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