The national leadership of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, has refused to comment on the travails of two of the party’s members.

The members are a former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke and a former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.

Both of them are prominent members of the party who played significant roles during the failed second term bid of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The two people are currently facing legal battles from the United Kingdom.

While Alison-Madueke was recently arrested in London by the operatives of the National Crime Agency and later released on bail, the same country had also requested the extradition of Alamieyeseigha.

The former governor, who was convicted and jailed in Nigeria but was pardoned by Jonathan, is being accused of money laundering by the British government.

Jonathan served as deputy to Alamieyeseigha when the latter was the governor of the oil-rich Bayelsa State.

Efforts made by our correspondent to get the reaction of the spokesperson to the former ruling party, Chief Olisa Metuh, on the travails of the two members of the party were not successful.

Metuh said he was not conversant with what the two people were going through and that it would be wrong to comment on issues that he did not have adequate information on.

Even when our correspondent briefed and explained to him what the two people were going through, Metuh refused to speak on the issue.

“I’m not conversant with what is happening to them. I may need to be properly briefed and get proper information on what is happening to them. Until then, I won’t be able to speak on their matter,” he said.

The party had accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using his anti-corruption war as a witchhunt against members of the PDP, the main opposition party.

It was however not clear if the party would accuse the British government of doing the same thing.

Meanwhile, a group known as Buhari Media Support Group, an organisation which claims to be dedicated to promoting President Buhari’s agenda for change, has challenged the PDP to appoint a formidable legal team to head to London and defend Diezani.

The BMSG in an electronic mail sent to our correspondent in Abuja, reminded the PDP of its previous allegations that the anti-corruption war was a political witchhunt against political opponents.

In the statement, which was signed by Muhamma Labno and Chief Cassidy Madueke, coordinator and secretary respectively, the group wondered why the opposition PDP had yet to accuse the UK police of witchhunt for daring to investigate Alison-Madueke.

The statement said, “The BMSG notes that President Buhari could not have told the British police how to do their job, or dictated to them to arrest innocent people and charge them to court merely because they were part of the unseated PDP government.”

“The BMSG recalls that the PDP has repeatedly sought to discredit the anti-corruption crusade of the Buhari administration, stressing that the President would never cause to or pencil down anybody for investigation or trial when there is no evidence linking them to wrongdoing.

The BMSG explained that, as a man who is conscious of his integrity, President Buhari would be the last person to link innocent people to crimes they didn’t commit.

The group expressed surprise that the PDP leaders abandoned Alison-Madueke to her fate in London, despite her loyalty to the party.

It therefore advised the PDP to stop disparaging the anti-corruption war, adding that it was wrong for the party to accuse President Buhari of using the crusade as witch-hunt of his political opponents.

The group added that the consequences of corruption harm the larger society, regardless of whether they are members or supporters of the All Progressives Congress or the PDP.

It advised the PDP leaders to sincerely and patriotically join hands with the federal government to make Nigeria better.

http://www.punchng.com/news/pdp-keeps-mum-on-diezani-alamieyeseighas-travails/

Everybody in PDP will remain silent on these two for one simple reason.

They all are criminals and corrupt too. The PDP is a gathering of Kleptomaniacs, and none has the Moral Credit, to chide another member,because they all roll in the MUD together called Corruption.

Is it Orubebe that will say anything?

Maybe Patience Jonathan?

Or Clark the OLD Bootlicker?

Anenih? or Wike?nobody.

Maybe we should go and excavate Jerry(Can Of Lies)Gana?to speak on their behalf.

I know this woman is going down, and i know she will take Jonathan with him. And i am 100% Certain when the British, are done with her. The American's will request for her extradition to face corruption charges too.

There is a reason, ALL Nigeria Politician's that are corrupt(including Jonathan)usually never go to the United States, after they leave Power and drop their diplomatic Passport(immunity),they will get locked up so fast, it will not even be a joke.

The US knows where all the Money Trail is.

hahahahahah....no body to blame on this one

PDP... trying to run away from their shadow. IMPOSSICANT!!!!!!
PDP is synonymous to corruption.

This is a story of the jungle getting matured and the monkey going to the market and not returning. The wailers are beginning to see the realities of their incompetence which is glaring to the public ! !!

Masturbators food don land...Wailing wailers wont be pleased with this tho...

At this point everyone is answering his father's name, no one wants to attract attention to himself!

Alameeee... Smh

No hiding place for a fugitive.

The party had accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using his anti-corruption war as a witchhunt against members of the PDP, the main opposition party.

It was however not clear if the party would accuse the British government of doing the same thing.

Here in quote is the banana peel...

Edwin clark's exit speech has further depleted PDP's already diminished political stock, he has confirmed the party to be a totally & irreedemably corrupt one, cos if anyone should know, He WOULD know.

Its a perception thing..


& for the love of God, how are they supposed to positively spin both stories?

1. Diezani is providing escrow services for both Nigeria & the oil buying countries

Or

2. Alams wore female clothes not to escape justice but cos he is transgendered & will soon do reassignment surgery?...

How? What,

They'd rather keep quiet & continue to pray hard that someone in APC is caught with his/her hand in the cookie jar so they can call it even....

That's why they are so fixated on proving Amaechi to be a thief as well......

Why is the PDP now quiet on National issues bothering on stealing and corruption? I thought they, through the ex president, claimed "stealing is not corruption Or their inability to speak is as a result of shortage of funds?

For all it's worth, Olisa Metuh is as lost as the PDP itself. Imagine this;

“I’m not conversant with what is happening to them. I may need to be properly briefed and get proper information on what is happening to them. Until then, I won’t be able to speak on their matter,” he said.

When Lai Mohammed promised he was willing to give Metuh a free crash course on how to handle public issues, the latter disagreed claiming he's already equipped in that area. Someone check the bolded and see how the nature of our ex president has affected PDP's publicity secretary.

The party had accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using his anti-corruption war as a witchhunt against members of the PDP, the main opposition party.

Why would any sane human choose to be a witch when the country is on a purging spree I don't understand this night and day "witch-hunting" wail they put up night and day.

Diezani that was powerful than the PDP and the President back then is now the same person everyone, save her family, is avoiding like a plague. TODAY's BEST ATTIRE WILL INDEED BE A RAG SOMEDAY.

PDP... shielding thieves and foddering thievery since 1999.

I dey laff ohh.. d same Alamiyesegha that was granted pardon by Jonathan is wanted in d UK for corruption.. this summarises GEJ's administration.. looting,corruption,stealing...

Metuh is still working on how to put it so that people won't say he's also an Uncle of corruption.

If Dizeani is an APC member or Buhari's sympathizer,Tonyebarcanista would have written a 100 of threads then summon his puppets listing Dizeani's corrupt and money laundering history,how she left the petroleum sector high and dry etc etc.

They all have gone deaf and dumb.

God forsaken party.

Olisa metuh must watch what he says on this matter if not UK go dash am free visa, free accomodation, free health care, free traveling

ok... ..
check my signature ..

Diezani and Alamesiegha should carry their cross. Not just them, whoever have case with authorities should carry his/her cross. It doesn't matter who the person is, his ethnic group, religion or political affiliation. Get well soon Madam Alison Diezani but you seem to have a case with British Authorities.