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TREASURY HOUSE FIRE: PDP cries foul, calls for full-scale investigation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for a probe of the fire outbreak at the headquarters of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation in Abuja.
The party said it was necessary that the Wednesday fire be investigated thoroughly to determine the circumstances surrounding the mysterious fire outbreak in the critical offices at the country’s financial house.
“An investigation is imperative given apprehensions in the public space regarding the time and the offices involved in the fire outbreak,” PDP said in a statement by its national spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan.
“Our party expresses shock that the fire incident came on the heels of our heightened calls for a forensic audit into the hazy oil subsidy regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for which trillions of naira is being claimed to have been spent.
“This is in addition to recent demands for an investigation into allegations of fraud and diversion of COVID-19 intervention funds as well as social investments program of the Buhari government since 2015.
“Already, the National Assembly, riding on the gale of demands by Nigerians and championed by the PDP, has raised queries on spending in respect of social incentives program.
“Nigerians are anxious to know those behind this wicked arson because the fire outbreak reportedly occurred on the part of the building which hosts critical offices including the Treasury Single Account (TSA), Funds, Federation Account Allocation Committee and Revenue Department among others, relevant for the demanded financial inquests.
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“Our party therefore calls for immediate investigation to determine the actual cause of the fire, as well as ensure that critical documents and data on government revenue and expenditure are immediately retrieved.
“The PDP also demands that the complex be immediately cordoned off to enable an uncompromised inquest into this ugly incident,” the statement read in detail.
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