Politics

PDP: Ganduje’s emergence as chair shows APC as treasury looter

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lashed out at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for choosing the immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, as its National Chairman.

The PDP said the choice of Ganduje by the APC as its National Chairman, in spite of the corruption and bribery allegations against him, has confirmed that the ruling party “is a cesspit of corruption and a haven for thieves, bribe takers, and treasury looters.

The opposition party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the election of the former governor further validated that the ruling party “is a putrid party of embezzlers and charlatans”.

Ologunagba added: “It also underscores APC’s impunity and insensitivity to the demands of honesty, integrity and moral rectitude required of public office holders.

“The PDP invites Nigerians to note that only last month, a forensic analysis by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) confirmed that the content of the 2017 ‘Gandollar’ viral video was not doctored.

“It speaks volume of the APC under Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu that Ganduje, who should ordinarily be under prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged bribery is rather crowned and rewarded with the position of the APC National Chairman.

“Such can only happen in a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) like the APC which, according to the former Director General of Progressive Governors’ Forum, is replete with ‘political bandits’.

“In any case, the PDP describes the assertion by the embattled APC National Chairman that he will ‘hit the ground running’ to ensure the victory of his fizzling Party and disillusioned members in the forthcoming governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa as a pathetic day-dreaming.

“The PDP reminds Ganduje of how he was humiliated by Nigerians and failed woefully as Co-Chairman of APC National Campaign Council for the July 2022 Osun State Governorship election, which was overwhelmingly won by the PDP.”

The PDP spokesman expressed optimism that the party would be victorious in the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states, saying a defeat awaits the APC in the November 11, 2023, polls.

“Moreover, the mortifying trouncing of the APC in Kano State under his watch as Governor in the 2023 general elections shows that Ganduje has no political value and cannot earn any victory in any electoral contest in the country.

“If Ganduje is desirous to ‘hit the ground running’ as he asserted, he should run to the EFCC for investigation and prosecution for cases of alleged bribery and corruption hanging around his neck,” he added.

The Star