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PDP mocks Buhari as book by ex-US Amb. to Nigeria accuses his govt of corruption

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that a new book by a former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell and former US Intelligence Community Expert on Nigeria, Matthew Page, where Nigeria was described as “a kleptocracy”, has vindicated its position on President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.

Kleptocracy is a term that refers to a government of corrupt leaders (kleptocrats) who use their power to exploit the people and natural resources of their own territory in order to extend their personal wealth.

In a statement by PDP national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Monday and entitled “Kleptocracy: Corruption in Buhari’s administration hurting Nigeria’s image”, the opposition party challenged Buhari to speak out on the allegation of illegal award of oil contracts worth $25 billion (N9 trillion) under his watch.

The party laments that the alleged complicity of the Buhari Presidency coupled with “Mr. President’s failure” to address the reported fraudulent contracts awarded through the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has earned the nation a huge embarrassment of being labeled a ‘kleptocracy’ in the international arena.

“Nigerians wonder how President Buhari and his handlers felt when they read the new book by a former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell and former US Intelligence Community Expert on Nigeria, Matthew Page, where our dear nation was described as ‘a kleptocracy’, because of the humongous corruption, festering unchecked, in the Buhari administration.

“The new book has further vindicated the stance of the PDP that corruption has skyrocketed under President Buhari, as also emphasized in reports by other international bodies, including the United States Department of State, the Amnesty International (AI) and Transparency International (TI), which recently declared that corruption has escalated in Nigeria under President Buhari, despite his nebulous anti-corruption claims.

“The book also aligns with our party’s position that President Buhari’s incompetence, utterances and failure to live up to expectation as the father and chief security officer of the nation are directly responsible for the escalated acrimony, bloodletting and killings in various parts of our country in the last three years.

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“Indeed, as captured by the book, the impunity and constitutional violations by Buhari administration has done a lot of harm against our nation, while his failure to address the endemic corruption in his administration, particularly in the Petroleum sector, where he presides as the Minister of Petroleum Resources, is hurting the image of our nation,” PDP said.

The party went further to accuse Buhari of failure to address the alleged stealing of N1.1 trillion worth of crude oil as well as the sleazy oil subsidy deals by interests close to his administration.

“President Buhari has failed to address the alleged diversion of N18 billion Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) fund. He has also refused to address the alleged stealing of N10 billion National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) by APC officials and Presidency cabal, among other sharp practices in his government,” the PDP added.

 

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