The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria of plot to loot and divert the $1Billion he unilaterally approved without recourse to the National Assembly.
The PDP made this position know today (Thursday, April 5, 2018) in a barrage of strong-worded tweets via their official Twitter handle, @OfficialPDPNig.
Below are excerpts of the tweets.
“We call on Nigerians to reject and resist the renewed attempt by the @NgrPresidency @APCNigeria to loot $1Billion from the national coffers to finance President Muhammadu Buhari’s interests in the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s national convention and 2019 campaign.
We call on Nigerians to reject and resist the renewed attempt by the @NgrPresidency @APCNigeria to loot $1Billion from the national coffers to finance President Muhammadu Buhari’s interests in the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s national convention and 2019 campaign. pic.twitter.com/UP67eR9p7o
— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) April 5, 2018
“We also urge the National Assembly @nassnigeria to commence appropriate constitutional legislative actions against President @MBuhari for gross misconduct in unilaterally approving the release of the fund without allowing for the application of legislative instrument.
We also urge the National Assembly @nassnigeria to commence appropriate constitutional legislative actions against President @MBuhari for gross misconduct in unilaterally approving the release of the fund without allowing for the application of legislative instrument. pic.twitter.com/Mze41ZQbLz
— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) April 5, 2018
“Our investigation reveals that the @NGRPresident willfully sidestepped the National Assembly @nassnigeria so as to avoid legislative scrutiny and accountability and pave way for the diverting of the fund for selfish partisan purposes.
Our investigation reveals that the @NGRPresident willfully sidestepped the National Assembly @nassnigeria so as to avoid legislative scrutiny and accountability and pave way for the diverting of the fund for selfish partisan purposes.
— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) April 5, 2018
“It is a notorious fact that the @NGRPresident and the @APCNigeria have been plotting to loot this $I billion from our heavily depleted Excess Crude Account (ECA) since last year, using the guise of fight against insurgency.
It is a notorious fact that the @NGRPresident and the @APCNigeria have been plotting to loot this $I billion from our heavily depleted Excess Crude Account (ECA) since last year, using the guise of fight against insurgency.
— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) April 5, 2018
“This is the same @MBuhari administration that has been boasting of having technically defeated the insurgents. This is also an administration @APCNigeria that is not known to have exhausted subsisting budgetary allocations for defense.
This is the same @MBuhari administration that has been boasting of having technically defeated the insurgents. This is also an administration @APCNigeria that is not known to have exhausted subsisting budgetary allocations for defense.
— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) April 5, 2018
“We therefore urge the National Assembly @nassnigeria to look into the constitution and impose appropriate legislative instruments against Mr President, @NGRPresident if any part of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) has been breached by this unilateral decision.”
We therefore urge the National Assembly @nassnigeria to look into the constitution and impose appropriate legislative instruments against Mr President, @NGRPresident if any part of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) has been breached by this unilateral decision.
— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) April 5, 2018
End of tweets.
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