The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President-elect Bola Tinubu of being an alleged enabler of corruption, making his statement on fighting corruption an assault on the sensibility of Nigerians. The PDP challenged Tinubu to start by addressing the numerous allegations of corruption about him, including the Alpha Beta cases and alleged improper acquisition and conversion of Lagos State Government landed properties worth billions of naira to himself, family, associates, and cronies.
The national publicity secretary of PDP, Hon Debo Ologunagba, said that “corruption cannot fight corruption,” and it is ludicrous for an individual who has been widely alleged to be an enabler and beneficiary of corruption to put himself forward to Nigerians as a champion of anti-corruption.
As Governor of Lagos State, Senator Tinubu allegedly promoted and institutionalized corruption as an act of governance. It is on record that he is alleged to be deeply involved in the infamous cases involving Alpha Beta Consulting Limited and Alpha Beta LLP, which reportedly stole over N100 billion belonging to Lagos State through shady tax collection deals.
Furthermore, there have been numerous allegations and evidence of corruption and complicity by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the declaration of Senator Tinubu as the winner of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election. The PDP believes that the declaration was a product of corruption of the process, institutions, and the law by the APC and its Presidential candidate.
The PDP also accused Tinubu of attempting to corrupt, cultivate, patronize, lure, and compromise the Judiciary ahead of the commencement of the hearing of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday, May 8, 2023. The PDP calls on the Judiciary to be wary of attempts by the APC and its Presidential Candidate to patronize them in the course of the discharge of their Constitutional duties as impartial arbiters, particularly in the pending Petition before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
It is evident that the PDP has serious concerns about Tinubu’s suitability to fight corruption. Nigerians deserve leaders who are honest and transparent in their dealings, and the PDP will continue to hold Tinubu accountable for his actions.