AS the House of Representatives Ad-hoc
Committee that investigated the
implementation of subsidy regime in
Nigeria indicts former National Chairman
of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr.
Ahmadu Ali, the National Leadership of
the Party yesterday threw its weight
behind the House.
Rising from its
National
Working
Committee, NWC
yesterday, the
Alhaji Bamanga
Tukur-led NWC
vowed that the
party will
continue to encourage the National
Assembly in its move to take necessary
measures that will help stamp out
corruption.
“In this vein, the National Working
Committee identifies with the various
probes by the National Assembly in
exercise of its legislative oversight
functions,” the party said.
In a statement signed by the PDP
National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa
Metuh at the end of the meeting, the
party said, “the National Working
Committee of the Peoples Democratic
Party, (PDP) met today,(yesterday). The
meeting reviewed crucial national issues
and resolved thus:
“That in line with the resolve of the Dr.
Bamanga Turkur-led National Working
Committee that the new leadership of
our great Party, PDP shall be in the fore
front of the battle against corruption
and in view of the principled stand and
deep commitment of President Goodluck
Jonathan on the matter, the National
Working Committee (NWC) hereby
restates unflinching support for every
step so far taken by government to
stamp out corruption.
“Specifically, the National Working
Committee welcomes the probe by the
House of Representatives into the
management of the petroleum subsidy.
While the NWC awaits the consummation
of all due processes in line with fair
hearing to ensure that only the guilty
suffers, the PDP will continue to
encourage the National Assembly to take
necessary measures that will help stamp
out corruption.”