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Dr. Cairo
Ojugboh (C) speaking
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The Peoples Democratic
Party has said it did not ask any of its members who were indicted of
corruption to steal while serving in different positions. It therefore urged any of
its members who might be undergoing trial for corruption to be ready to face
suspension if they were found guilty by the courts.
The Punch report continues:
The
party’s position was made known through the body of its National Vice Chairmen
who met in Abuja on Tuesday night.
The
communiqué of the body’s meeting, which was signed by the National Vice
Chairman of the party in the South-South, Dr. Cairo Ojugboh, was made available
to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday.
The
body said the party was in support of the anti-graft war of President Muhammadu
Buhari.
But
it asked President Buhari to also investigate and prosecute any member of the
All Progressives Congress and ministers accused of corruption.
The
communiqué read, “That the body supports the anti-corruption drive of the
Buhari administration.
“The
body affirms that if corruption is not eradicated, the growth of Nigeria as a
nation will remain stunted. We therefore dissociate the party completely from
any corrupt practices while the party was in power.
“The
body notes with great concern the various allegations and charges against some
PDP members that served in government, even as these allegations and charges
are yet to be proven, we call on the President to also investigate some of his
serving ministers and associates that even more grievous allegations have been
levelled against.
“The
PDP as a party dissociates itself from any of its members so indicted.
“Any
member so convicted shall also face intra-party disciplinary action and will be
severely sanctioned accordingly.”
Ojugboh,
who is also the secretary of the body, said the party stood steadfast by the
ideals of the G-34 founding fathers of the party.
He
added that the ‘principle of the rule of law,’ which he said was a cardinal
point of the party while in government, remained sacrosanct and immutable.
The
former member of the House of Representatives called on PDP members to remain
resolute and await the pending repositioning of the former ruling party. He
said square pegs would be put in square holes and justice and equity would
prevail.
He
said the party would no longer be led by those he described as mediocres.
He
said, “Furthermore, we reaffirm that mediocres will no longer be allowed to
govern the affairs of the party. Power will now be returned to the people at the
grassroots.
“We
make bold to say that those who are corrupt have left the party and those who
left are indisputably mercenaries and soldiers of fortune.”
Ojugboh
added that in spite of having lost the presidential election, the PDP remained
the largest party in Nigeria and Africa.
While
admitting that there were corrupt people in the party, he nevertheless said
that the vast majority of PDP members at the grassroots were not corrupt,
adding that the party “frown on and reject the notion and tagging of the PDP as
a corrupt party.”
He said that Nigerians
would soon realize that the PDP remained the only viable choice for the
progress and the unity of Nigeria.
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