'Urgently Invite EFCC, ICPC To Investigate El-Rufai, Others' - Kaduna PDP To Gov Sani

Source: Information Nigeria

Kaduna State's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged Governor Uba Sani, to invite the two key anti-graft agencies in the country to investigate the funds looted by ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai's administration.

The Party's Publicity Secretary, Abraham Alberah Catoh, also appealed to law enforcement agencies to beam their searchlights on indicted persons to prosecute them.

Sani's step to invite the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Matters Commission (ICPC), the PDP said, will "exonerate him from public scrutiny."

According to Catoh's Friday statement, the Party is following events as they unfold and will always react accordingly.

"The report of the Kaduna State House of Assembly investigations on the financial expenditure of the immediate past administration of Nasir El-Rufai has vindicated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that has always challenged the government on certain expenses of the El-Rufai government.

READ ALSO: Alleged Corruption: "You Don't Indict A Person By Proxy, El-Rufai Must Be Given Fair Hearing" - Ozekhome

"The PDP wish to call on the governor of the state, Sen. Uba Sani, to, as a matter of transparency and posterity, immediately invite the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Matters Commission, ICPC, to further investigate and recover all the monies looted by Nasir El-Rufai and his cronies, and those found guilty be prosecuted, as revealed and recommended by the committee's report.

"It will be recalled that earlier, Governor Uba Sani had claimed that he supported and gave his consent during the application for the loan in good faith while serving as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Kaduna. Taking this bold step will further exonerate him from public scrutiny and the court of public opinion.

"The PDP supports full government action towards enthroning transparency and good governance across all levels of government in the state," the statement read.

The PDP however commended the House of Assembly and the members of the committee for a job well done.