The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were back in the trenches once again on Sunday.
While the APC described looting of the nation’s treasury under the PDP, from which it recently wrested power, as spine-chilling and mind-boggling, the latter expressed fears that the governing party is eroding the basic tenets of democracy.
A press statement by the APC was issued by its spokesman, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while his counterpart in the PDP, Olisa Metuh, penned the opposition party’s position.
The APC accused the former ruling party of “massive looting”, adding that nothing but the total recovery of the funds would be acceptable to all patriotic citizens.
According to Mohammed, “anyone who attempts, either by deeds or words, to sabotage the recovery efforts is not a patriot and deserves nothing but public opprobrium.”
A National Peace Committee led by former military ruler, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against probes, urging the new government to concentrate on governance.
But the APC, which thanked Nigerians for their overwhelming support for the Buhari administration “in its tough but important task of tracing and recovering the loots,” pledged to ensure “that the looters face justice.”
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