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Shema trial part of Buhari plot to silence opposition ahead 2019 –PDP

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7 years ago

January 13, 2017

Shema trial part of Buhari plot to silence opposition ahead 2019 --PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the current trial of former Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema, is part of plots by President Mumhammadu Buhari to silence the opposition ahead 2019 general elections.

Insisting that the trial was contrived, PDP added that Shema was unarguably one of the most performing governors it produced as a party.

“He is known for his infrastructural development and implementation of people oriented policies and programmes

that uplifted the lives of his people within the period of his administration,” PDP said.

The party stated this in a statement issued on Friday by the national secretary of Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Working Committee faction of the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye.

Part of the statement read, “It is obvious today to all and sundry in Nigeria and the Diaspora that those under trial by the court on

corruption charges are perceived enemies of President

Muhammadu Buhari, his party, the APC.

“In this context, the spot light of APC is now on Alhaji Shema, a

political son of the late former President, Alhaji Umar Musa

Yar’Adua who in a landslide victory, defeated Buhari in the

2007 presidential election to win the Presidency on the platform

of our great party, PDP.

“Nigerians will also recall that Barr. Shema as the Governor of

Katsina State, supported the choice of the former President, Dr.

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR against Buhari, an indigene of

Katsina State in the 2015 presidential election.

“President Buhari and co-travellers cannot understand this and

we ask, why? Is it difficult to comprehend the tenets of

democracy and the rights of citizens to free choice of

candidates and parties?

“For the records, these trump-up charges, arrests and trials of

Alhaji Ibrahim Shema is part of the APC’s plan to intimidate,

harass and blackmail opposition leaders around the country in

order to silence them ahead of the 2019 general elections.”

“While we do not support corruption of any kind no matter who

is involved, however we disagree with the selective persecution

of PDP leaders and members by President Buhari and the APC.”

Shema is facing trial in a Katsina court for involvement in corrupt practices while he was Katsina State governor between 2007 to 2015.

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