The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) says
President Muhammadu Buhari’s government was shielding the real owner of the
sums of $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 recovered from an Ikoyi apartment
in Lagos State.
CNPP also warned that it would organise mass protest if the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) fail to prove to Nigerians that
its activity was not lopsided by naming and prosecuting owner of the stash.
The umbrella organisation of all political parties in the
country further dismissed the claims that the money belongs to National
Intelligence Agency (NIA).
This is contained in a statement on Saturday signed by CNPP
Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu.
It reads: “We’re worried that the current anti-graft war is
becoming a show as each day passes”.
“It is more worrisome when you begin to hear that a
government security agency, the NIA, which is not a revenue generating organ of
the federal government, is laying claim to the recovered.
“The NIA angle to the controversy is nothing but a
deliberate plot by the federal government to cover up the true identity of the
looter.
“How can the NIA claim to own N13 billion cash stashed in a
private residential apartment; NIA has no office in Lagos?”
“The war against corruption is now being exposed for what it
truly is on daily basis, a lopsided fight against perceived enemies of the
present administration, while all members of the ruling party are shielded from
prosecution.
“The case of the Secretary to Government of the Federation
(SGF) is still fresh in our minds; how President Muhammadu Buhari quickly
absolved him of any wrong doing even before any investigation was carried.
“The Minister of Transport has been at the centre of several
financial scandals which were never investigated.
“But any plot to cover up the owner of the Ikoyi apartment
loot will be strongly resisted, with the CNPP leading the struggle. Enough is
enough”, the CNPP stated.
By Wale Odunsi
