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PDP wants ICPC to go after Lai Mohammed over alleged N2.5bn fraud

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has requested the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC to probe the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed over his involvement in an alleged N2.5 billion NBC scandal.

The party explained that the Minister had compelled the National Broadcasting Commission to advance a loan of N13.1 million to his Ministry in May 2016.

As statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan , stated the necessity of an investigation into the involvement of the Minister in the N2.5billion NBC Digital Switch Over (DSO) contract.

The party maintained that failure to probe the Minister would only mean that the fight against corruption by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was only far from being a reality.

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“We insist that the failure by the Buhari Presidency to investigate and if found answerable prosecute Alhaji Lai Mohammed for this alleged act of manifest corruption shows how the Buhari Presidency has been concealing humongous corruption and sharp practices being perpetrated by APC leaders and cronies of Mr. President in the ministries, departments and agencies.

“Alhaji Lai Mohammed is a spokesperson of the Buhari administration, which claims to be committed to the fight against corruption. He cannot, in all honesty, hold such a position with this allegation still hanging around his neck.

“This is more so as allegations are rife in the public space that agencies in the Ministry of Information and Culture now reek of corrupt and sharp practices in the last three years,” he stated.

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