The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has accused the federal government of releasing the sum of N12.5 billion from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) as donation to Kogi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to enable the party perpetrate rigging even as Lokoja the state capital stood still for Governor Idris Wada monday.
But the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, dismissed the allegation, saying if those behind the accusation had allowed themselves some measure of honesty, they would have realised that there was no such impunity under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Fayose who said the President Buhari administration was a resemblance of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration where the rule of law was not respected, stressed that he was not surprised based on their military background.
The governor stated this at the confluence stadium in Lokoja during the grand finale of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally, adding that looking critically at the administration of the APC at the centre, people have discovered that the Buhari-led government does not posse is an iota of respect for human rights, saying the president only concentrated on chasing PDP members on allegations of corruption when many of his men who surround him are facing trial for gross corrupt practices.
According to him, “The APC-led government only goes around the challenges confronting the nation, the issue of Boko Haram, and the dwindling economic situation became worse in the last six months of the Buhari administration. This government has only achieved a lot in the area of chasing shadows, making the nation worse for the people.
He however alleged that the federal government two day ago released the sum of N12.5 billion to Kogi State to enable their party perpetrate rigging and urged the people to take their destiny in their hands.
Meanwhile, in his statement, Mohammed said if those behind the accusation had allowed themselves some measure of honesty, they would have realised that there has not and there will be no such impunity under the administration of President Buhari.
‘’It is understandable that the psyche of those who are making the frivolous allegations concerning the TSA has been badly affected by the impunity that permeated the country under the immediate past administration, when unappropriated funds were freely used to finance elections and the public till was seen as an extension of personal piggy banks.
‘’But the lies that have been wilfully disseminated by scandalmongers over the TSA cannot and will not fly, because it was precisely to put an end to such impunity that Nigerians voted massively for President Muhammadu Buhari, who has an unblemished reputation for integrity, due process, transparency and the rule of law,’’ he said.
The minister assured Nigerians that no one has tampered with the TSA funds, saying though the TSA was initiated under the previous administration, the reason it has begun to enjoy a new lease of life and attract national attention is because of the political will and transparency demonstrated by President Buhari.
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