The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, linked the trial of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), to the 2019 general elections, saying President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) are scared Dasuki may be nursing a presidential ambition.
The party said it was unfortunate that Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade has now become a war between the APC and the PDP.
Meanwhile, the APC leadership replied,saying it was not losing sleep about who the PDP plans to pick from the North as its presidential flag bearer in the 2019 elections.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in a statement, said it was appalling that the APC and its leaders, “who gleefully and unjustifiably poured invectives on former President Goodluck Jonathan in the guise of playing the role of an opposition party, would now not want to condone criticisms”.
PDP explained that the trial of Dasuki was a sign that the ruling party felt threatened by  his wide political and security network which he may use should he decide to contest for the presidency in 2019 on the PDP platform.
Buhari, according to the opposition party, appeared to have already pronounced Dasuki and Nnamdi Kanu of Radio Biafra guilty in his last week media chat even before court pronouncements.

Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki,rtd
It sympathised with the President and the APC over “their inability to accept, with equanimity, constructive criticisms of their administration”.
“Besides, it is sad and embarrassing that President Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade has now been reduced to a war between the APC and the PDP as declared by the Office of his spokespersons.  Since they have confirmed that this is what the anti-corruption crusade is all about, the APC is obviously seeking to destroy the PDP so that it can push through Buhari’s second tenure in 2019 without opposition from the PDP,” the PDP stated.
“This has also confirmed our concern that this is the reason the Federal Government is persecuting, and not prosecuting, Col. Sambo Dasuki.  The APC and its leaders fear that Dasuki, given his vast political and security network, may be harbouring a presidential ambition, more so that the PDP has zoned its presidential ticket to the north.
“The PDP is conversant with the sinister plan by the APC-led Federal Government to completely decimate our party by raking up all manner of allegations of corruption against the Goodluck Jonathan administration and leaders of the PDP with a view to taking them to court on orchestrated charges.
PDP also said that it is aware that President Buhari has directed security agencies to be more vicious in dealing with our members and has continued to subtly coerce the Judiciary to convict those being charged to court.
“But what gives us joy is that President Buhari is not God and we will not worship him.  Unlike the APC that denigrated the office and person of former President Jonathan by wrongly depicting him as ‘clueless and incompetent’, the PDP remains the most decent, mature and constructive opposition party in our democracy and we have evidenced great respect for the person and exalted office of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“During the Goodluck Jonathan presidency, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, while in the saddle as interim Deputy National Secretary of the APC, in a post on his twitter page, described President Jonathan as ‘lazy, docile, incompetent, clueless, hopeless and useless leader.’  Other APC leaders made raining abuses on Jonathan a past time.
“The PDP is a very responsible opposition party; our leaders are mature; and we have demonstrated so in our critique of the President’s responses during the maiden Presidential Media Chat. We have reviewed President Buhari’s performance and concluded that it was uninspiring”
Replying to the PDP allegations, last night, the APC said it was not losing sleep over who the PDP picks from the North as its presidential candidate in the 2019 elections.
The party’s National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun, spoke in a statement, through the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Edegbe Odemwingie, in Abuja.
Oyegun said his party ” will not join issues with the childish and laughable conspiracy theories being bandied by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in relation to the 2019 presidential election.”
It went on,”Whoever the PDP picks as it’s candidate for the 2019 presidential election is not the business of the APC. Relevant laws in the country clearly spells out requirements for persons seeking election into all political office.
“The preoccupation of the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari is to deliver on all the promises made to Nigerians by the party during the 2015 election. Looking back at the last seven months, there are clear indicators showing that the APC and the President Buhari administration is on the right track to delivering on its Change Agenda.
“The PDP speaks of a presidential directive to security agencies and judiciary to “coerce” and “convict” PDP leaders and officials of the immediate-past administration with corruption charges. Clearly such abuse of presidential directives was a concept invented and effectively deployed by the PDP during its defunct 16-year rule. The APC is a law-abiding party and cannot adopt such diabolical concept. The APC believes strongly in the rule of law, as against the kind of impunity Nigeria witnessed under the PDP for 16 years.
“We assure Nigerians that the PDP conspiracy theories will not distract the President Buhari administration, law enforcement and anti-graft agencies from the successful on-going war against corruption being waged on looters of our common wealth. ‎The ongoing war against corruption is not selective. Anybody guilty of corrupt practices will face the law.
“Clearly, the PDP has chosen to blame everyone but itself for the sorry state it finds itself. The PDP should have known that it will pay for its years of impunity, recklessness and shocking mis-management of the country’s commonwealth. PDP members who are genuinely inspired by the APC-led administration are welcome to the APC fold. It is their right to abandon a sinking ship and join one that is smooth-sailing”


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Lol

PDP has no choice but to defend Dasuki ...

Not everything a man says deserves an answer. I seriously don't see why APC should give PDP an answer for the senseless comment on Dasuki, like seriously? A man misappropriated 2.1 billion dollars meant for prosecuting a war leading to the death of thousands of people, including trained soldiers and PDP have the effrontery to say it's about 2019, like seriously? This us why I like dictatorship. Somebody that should have been shot with anti-aircraft bullets and whoever raises a voice jailed for being accessory to murder.

Why is PDP embarrassing patriotic members? How much of the Dasuki-looted $2.2billion reached the common PDP man not to talk of common Nigerian? The party should focus on rebuilding its image before Nigerians. If the present leadership of the party were wise, they'd have adopted the position of the party's National Vice Chairmen that advocated for punishment of indicted party members by the party.

When SA's then VP Jacob Zuma was indicted for corruption, his boss President Mbeki fired him, his party ANC supported his removal from office, the opposition Democratic Alliance welcomed it, Nelson Mandela though a Zuma sympathiser welcomed it, even Zuma welcomed it. He went ahead to face trial, he was cleared(not through cheap bail) and he bounced back to become SA's President. That's how a responsible party should do.

PDP's leadership should stop sinking the party further. Alleged thieves Dasuki or Lamido can NEVER be President of Nigeria until ALL corruption allegations are cleared beyond reasonable doubt.



BTW: He must not be allowed the luxury of moving around on bail. For every bail granted, the FG must re-arrest him. More bail, more re-arrest. Let him deplete some of his loot by meeting bail conditions. Let's see who will get tired.

Looting and PDP are like siamese twin.APC!!!If una no want make I vex for una.Don't reply PDP with this their trash ooo.This is self-explanatory.

TonyeBarcanista:
Why is PDP embarrassing patriotic members? How much of the Dasuki-looted $2.2billion reached the common PDP man not to talk of common Nigerian? The party should focus on rebuilding its image before Nigerians. If the present leadership of the party were wise, they'd have adopted the position of the party's National Vice Chairmen that advocated for punishment of indicted party members by the party.

When SA's then VP Jacob Zuma was indicted for corruption, his boss President Mbeki suspended him, his party ANC supported his suspension, the opposition Democratic Alliance welcomed it, Nelson Mandela though a Zuma sympathiser welcomed it, even Zuma welcomed it. He went ahead to face trial, he was cleared(not through cheap bail) and he bounced back to become SA's President. That's how a responsible party should do.

PDP's leadership should stop sinking the party further. Alleged thieves Dasuki or Lamido can NEVER be President of Nigeria until ALL corruption allegations are cleared beyond reasonable doubt.



BTW: He must not be allowed the luxury of moving around on bail. For every bail granted, the FG must re-arrest him. More bail, more re-arrest. Let him deplete some of his loot by meeting bail conditions. Let's see who will get tired.

This comment of yours sweet mi die.Not because it is what I want to hear/read but the gospel truth but I still dey vex for you.Over Vexing sef dey worry mi.

Kool

Leave Kuje for Dasuki jare

WHAT HAS BUHARI DONE?
Mr John Yakubu Yusuf pleaded guilty to embezzling N2 BILLION of police pensions funds, he paid N250,000 and was allowed to go by a competent court. A total of N33 BILLION of police pensions funds is still unaccounted for till date.
Dr Peter Odili of Rivers state secured a perpetual injunction that permanently restrained the EFCC from arresting, detaining or arraigning him on the basis of his tenure as Governor.
Chief Joshua Dariye of plateau state rides in opulence, with millions loaded into his accounts monthly as an elected senator while competent courts battle to convict him. He has successfully stalled a case of N1.2BILLION money laundering charges against him since 2007!

Justice Mohd Yunusa of Federal high court Lagos on 26 August restrained antigraft agencies, including EFCC From questioning Mrs Oduah over the purchase of two bullet proof vehicles, totalling N255 MILLION.
Abdullahi Adamu of Nasarawa state has his case of N15 BILLION money laudering case stalled since 2010. Danjuma Goje - N52 BILLION, since 2011. Orji Uzor Kalu - N5 BILLION since 2007. Bukola Saraki - N9 BILLION, since 2009. Jolly Nyame - N1.3 BILLION since 2007. The list is endless!
What exactly do Nigerians want?
Is corruption/ money laundering an issue to be dealt with or stalled?
Is our Judiciary handling corruption cases perfectly?
If corruption is not Nigeria's biggest problem, What os Nigeria's biggest problem?
Do we want business as usual?
FOR THE RECORD:
THE LAW IS NOT AGAINST A RE ARREST ON FRESH CHARGES. Dasuki and co always get re-arrested on fresh charges after securing bail from our weak judiciary on previous charges. Re arrest isnt against the law! This is a smart means of hastening cases, not stalling them for eternity.
JJ Rawlings is retrospectively hailed as the Messiah who sanitised Ghana.He carried out a "house cleaning exercise" which entailed series of executions. Many Nigerians praise him but would not let Buhari re-arrest a fellow muslim Northerner who allegedly stole N23 BILLION!

Dasuki! Presidential candidate? Lol