Peoples Democratic Party, Lagos State chapter, has called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission to probe the activities of the Babatunde Fashola administration in the state.

The party said it was convinced that there was “massive corruption” in the administration of the state under Fashola.

In a statement by the party, the state PDP Chairman, Chief Tunji Shelle, made the call on Sunday, after a church service to mark his birthday.

Shelle alleged that the government was already trying to hide the massive misappropriation of public funds by gagging its officials.

He said, “Recently, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, talked about plans by House committees to begin the probe of ministries in the state.

“This move, we learnt, has been vehemently opposed by Fashola and the leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria.”

Shelle said there was a need for the government to give statistics on projects it was handling and allow the public to have access to such information to know if its claims were true or false.

He said, “What Fashola, a so-called progressive governor, has done is to warn his commissioners never to speak to the media on the state projects as well as activities in their ministries.”

According to him, there is a need for Fashola to explain the utilisation of the over N23bn realised by the state Security Trust Fund.

Shelle said, “Recently, Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan, was kidnapped. There has been many kidnappings recently of foreigners and these incidents were kept away from the public by the state.

“We are worried that the continued silence of the state government has become very dangerous and is unfair to the entire people of Lagos.”

The PDP chairman also expressed uncertainty about the completion of the Light Rail project by June 2013 as promised by Fashola in spite of the huge sums of money spent on it.

He advised Fashola to give a human face to the housing estate projects of the government, which he said, was out of the reach of middle and low-income earners.

http://www.punchng.com/news/pdp-urges-efcc-to-probe-fashola-administration/

Wide accusations without any specificity. Clueless clowns pursuing shadows.

What is needed is just one petition detailing fraudulent schemes to EFCC not an investigation done on the pages of Newspaper. Probe Fasola without any specific charge of fraud? It does not sound like an actionable request. Why can't this clown write a petition to EFCC if he suspects any cover up?

Help EFCC prosecute Fashola by presenting evidence that show his corrupt practices. If PDP can't come up with evidence, then they need to just zip there trap for good.

There is really nothing wrong with investigating Fashola's government, just make sure the administrations of the remaining Governors and the yeye President are also probed!

EVERYONE should be held accountable.

All these words are meaning less without no concrete proof.

There they are!!! PDP abusing government, what they do best. Also, there needs to be justification for an investigation because lack of accountability and proper usage of resources is a bigger problem than corruption. It should be written into law, before you investigate somebody you must have a reasonable suggestion of foul play otherwise even if your investigation yields proof it will be inadmissible in court. This is how developed countries do it because lack of an accountable system is what leads to corruption in the first place.

comical

Good development, efcc shouldn't leave behind Tinubu, those two are the reasons lagosians are still suffering. Diverting public funds to their private accounts.

Thieves shouldn't be allowed to run around shamelessly.
GEJ is working...

This PDP people no dey tire ne

Fashola is not immune from corruption and should allow investigation to how tax payers money is spent to homongus white elephant projects rather than allowing sentiment and chunvinistic emotionalism.

It is a well known fact that Fashola's administration is corrupt BUT only time will reveal all the corrupt practises. Little wonder Fashola goes about himself commissioning all projects even ordinary reconstruction of roads, WHY NOT THE COMMISSIONERS!!!

Jealousy jeolousyy!!!


PDP.

Prof Corruption: Wide accusations without any specificity. Clueless clowns pursuing shadows.

What is needed is just one petition detailing fraudulent schemes to EFCC not an investigation done on the pages of Newspaper. Probe Fasola without any specific charge of fraud? It does not sound like an actionable request. Why can't this clown write a petition to EFCC if he suspects any cover up?

yeah.
You are as predictable as anything.
Bloody syncophant.

Nigeria and shameless partisan politics sha.
Is the EFCC not an independent body? Why do they need the prompting of the ruling party to probe anybody?

holyvirgin: Good development, efcc shouldn't leave behind Tinubu, those two are the reasons lagosians are still suffering. Diverting public funds to their private accounts.

Thieves shouldn't be allowed to run around shamelessly.
GEJ is working...

is the bolded supposed to be an attempt at humour?

PDP has lost it. Dey should accept dat n stop drawing unneccessary attention.....mtcheeeeeeeew

probe him papa join

May your enemies continue to die in wonder of your greatness and rise to the Top, May dey continue to ask each other in Amazement and even require you to be probed. Cuzz EFCC no fit stop your Progress not even the Devil!!!


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solomon111: yeah.
You are as predictable as anything.
Bloody syncophant.

What is wrong with what he said? Attack his points.

pdp is already failing

Tinubu and Fashola have finished the state.

I have never seen people get rich on a start resources like Tinubu.

I guess its the Nigerian way.

While I agree the Fashola administration is most likely corrupt, I still find it funny dem neva probe TA Orji finish.

Delafruita: is the bolded supposed to be an attempt at humour?

Humor ke? Well if you must know
GEJ is working and probing those two thieves is part of his efforts.
Mana otorkwa gi, gia chia o...

Make efcc go probe their papa Obj.

holyvirgin: Good development, efcc shouldn't leave behind Tinubu, those two are the reasons lagosians are still suffering. Diverting public funds to their private accounts.

Thieves shouldn't be allowed to run around shamelessly.
GEJ is working...

Paid pdp agent...mtcheew

After they probe Jonathan and his fresh air crew https://www.nairaland.com/1280479/beware-diamond-bank-n818000-stolen

...Tinubu is a bloody schemer and once a treasurer at Mobil Oil, the marketing arm of then Mobil Nigeria Unlimited, trust me the more EFCC looked at Fashola's corrupt practices, the more confused they would be too many skeletons in the cupboard of Fshola's administration no doubt, but I know Tinubu will be willing to fight dirty to do lots of cover-ups, first thing first, how did Tinubu (Fashola's Godfather) come about that posh Hotel he built at Lekki directly opposite his former employer's office (Mobil Oil plc)! Fashola is indeed corrupt from all indications and it seems the fight towards 2015 had just been launched on this one

nobody is above the law if there are concrete evidence against him, why shouldn't he be probe, but if they don't have any evidence against him they should please keep quiet

whr is da evidence??

JudismphD: Fashola is not immune from corruption and should allow investigation to how tax payers money is spent to homongus white elephant projects rather than allowing sentiment and chunvinistic emotionalism.

Ewooo...grammar!!! Which one be chunvinistic emotionalism??
Do u mean to say "Chauvinism?" naija I hail ooo.