PDP accuses EFCC, Presidency of shielding Taraba APC guber candidate from arrest, prosecution
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Youths Vanguard in Taraba State has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the office of the Vice President, Yemi Oshibajo of shielding the Taraba State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state, Alhaji Sani Abubakar Danladi from facing corruption trial.
Danladi, a former Acting Governor of Taraba State, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and violation of financial regulations preferred against him and two others Sen. Joel Ikenya and Mark Useni, accused of collecting the sum of N450 million from the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki to prosecute the 2015 election in the state.
A Federal High Court in Jalingo had on October 23, summoned the governorship candidate to appear before it on the 5th of December to answer questions on the N450m corruption charges against him and two others, however the APC governorship candidate defied the court order.
The PDP youth group in a statement signed by its Coordinator, Mallam Uthman Abdullahi said the APC candidate is deliberately avoiding and frustrating his corruption trial because of his closeness to the Villa and EFCC chairman, casting aspersions on the ongoing anti corruption of the Federal Government.
Uthman mocked the EFCC for remanding a former governor of Kebbi State, Usman Dakingari and three others over same offense, but allowed Danladi to be walking freely because he belongs to the ruling party.
”The EFCC should tell the whole world why it is shielding Sani Abubakar Danladi and give reasons they could not present him in court for trial, when the anti corruption agency is keeping the former NSA Sambo Dasuki, former Kebbi governor Dakingari and others in custody for same offence.
The group averred that in saner climes the ruling APC would have handed over Danladi to the police and EFCC to prove its commitment to its war against corruption rather than shielding him from trail.
They expressed surprise at “Danladi who told EFCC interrogators that he chaired the 8- man committee that disbursed the money for Taraba State, and admitted that he and the other members of the committee shared N36 million among themselves while the balance of N414 million was distributed to other stakeholders across the 16 local government areas of the state and one Development Area Council, now suddenly decided to shun trial in the case because of federal might.”
The group said Danladi has been in Abuja lobbying from office of the Vice President, to the Chairman of EFCC and other cabinet members to ensure he does not face his ongoing corruption trial until after elections.
“Few days to his case last Wednesday, the APC candidate was pictured in a meeting with the Vice President Yemi Oshibajo, since then Danladi has been boasting to anyone who cares to listen that he won’t appear in court for trial and he won’t be arrested.”
The group urged President Buhari to raise and fight corruption beginning with his party members. By Patrick Okohue
Danladi, a former Acting Governor of Taraba State, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and violation of financial regulations preferred against him and two others Sen. Joel Ikenya and Mark Useni, accused of collecting the sum of N450 million from the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki to prosecute the 2015 election in the state.
A Federal High Court in Jalingo had on October 23, summoned the governorship candidate to appear before it on the 5th of December to answer questions on the N450m corruption charges against him and two others, however the APC governorship candidate defied the court order.
The PDP youth group in a statement signed by its Coordinator, Mallam Uthman Abdullahi said the APC candidate is deliberately avoiding and frustrating his corruption trial because of his closeness to the Villa and EFCC chairman, casting aspersions on the ongoing anti corruption of the Federal Government.
Uthman mocked the EFCC for remanding a former governor of Kebbi State, Usman Dakingari and three others over same offense, but allowed Danladi to be walking freely because he belongs to the ruling party.
”The EFCC should tell the whole world why it is shielding Sani Abubakar Danladi and give reasons they could not present him in court for trial, when the anti corruption agency is keeping the former NSA Sambo Dasuki, former Kebbi governor Dakingari and others in custody for same offence.
The group averred that in saner climes the ruling APC would have handed over Danladi to the police and EFCC to prove its commitment to its war against corruption rather than shielding him from trail.
They expressed surprise at “Danladi who told EFCC interrogators that he chaired the 8- man committee that disbursed the money for Taraba State, and admitted that he and the other members of the committee shared N36 million among themselves while the balance of N414 million was distributed to other stakeholders across the 16 local government areas of the state and one Development Area Council, now suddenly decided to shun trial in the case because of federal might.”
The group said Danladi has been in Abuja lobbying from office of the Vice President, to the Chairman of EFCC and other cabinet members to ensure he does not face his ongoing corruption trial until after elections.
“Few days to his case last Wednesday, the APC candidate was pictured in a meeting with the Vice President Yemi Oshibajo, since then Danladi has been boasting to anyone who cares to listen that he won’t appear in court for trial and he won’t be arrested.”
The group urged President Buhari to raise and fight corruption beginning with his party members. By Patrick Okohue
