PDP knocks Presidency, APC over alleged fresh $2.5bn arms scandal
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed the Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over fresh allegations of another $2.5bn arms purchase scandal allegedly uncovered thorough “investigation”.
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The PDP said the fresh $2.5 billion arms scandal, allegedly missing under the present administration has increased to $3.5 billion (N1.3 trillion).
Recall that the NSA had last week, alleged that $1 billion meant for the purchase of arms got missing under the watch of ex-service chiefs who are now on ambassadorial postings outside the country.
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However, the NSA had recanted on the alleged missing $1 billion barely 24 hours after he made the allegation.
In a statement on Thursday by the spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said that the alleged contract scam in the $2.5 billion scandals as well as the outright disappearance of the $1billion as earlier revealed by the NSA, showed the level of corruption in the administration.
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According to the statement: “In fact, the unending exposure of sleaze in the security architecture of the administration has further heightened apprehensions in the public space that the security situation has been turned into a huge racket for corrupt enrichment.
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“It is more distressing that instead of standing on the side of the people to demand for a clean-up of the system and recovery of the stolen funds, the APC, as a party, is rather desperate to justify acts of corruption, because its leaders and officials of its government are involved.”
