FG and PDP in Looters Theatre of the Absurd

The game of naming looters of the country’s treasury is taking an annoyingly laughable dimension as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) traded lists of alleged looters this weekend.
Taking up a challenge by the PDP, which asked it to name looters, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at a press conference in Lagos, threw up a list of PDP members facing one form of trial or the other.
In response the National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Uche Secondus, released a list of mostly former members who are now in the APC-led administration he claims are looters who should go to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to return the loot.
In Lagos on Friday, Mohammed told journalists, “The PDP has challenged us to name the looters under their watch. They said they did not loot the treasury. Well, I am sure they know that the treasury was looted dry under their watch. Yet they decided to grandstand. This shows the hollowness of their apology.”
Find the list below and the allegations against them by the Federal Government…
1. PDP Chairman Uche Secondus.
Allegation: On the 19th of Feb 2015, he took N200 million only from the office of the NSA.
2. Former PDP Financial Secretary.
Allegation: On the 24th of Oct 2014, he took N600 million only from the office of former NSA.
3. Former National Publicity Secretary Olisah Metuh.
On trial for allegedly collecting N1.4bn from the office of former NSA.
4. Dr Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of DAAR Communications.
On trial for allegedly taking N2.1 billion from the office of the former NSA.
5. Former SSA to Pesident Goodluck Jonathan, Dudafa Waripamo-Owei
On trial, over N830 million allegedly kept in accounts of four different companies.
6. Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Cousin Robert Azibaola.
On Thursday, a Federal High Court ruled that he has a case to answer for allegedly collecting $40 million from the office of former NSA.
Secondus took up the gauntlet and release a statement that reads: “In line with the directive of the ruling government of Buhari that PDP should return all looted monies for Nigerians to accept our apology, PDP hereby wholeheartedly agrees to abide by this suggestion and will get its members to return the said looted money. Accordingly, the following are directed to immediately report to the EFCC with their loots:-
“Rotimi Amaechi, Timipre Sylva, Bukola Saraki, Aliyu Wammako, Sullivan Chime, Orji Kalu, Ngige, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Abdullahi Adamu, Abubakar Moh’d, Gov. Lalong, Bello Hayatu, Sen. AbdulAzeez Nyako, Sen. Alkali Moh’d, Dr. Aliyu Modibbo, Sen. Andy Uba, Sen. Nazif, Sen. Magnus Abe, Engr. Dakuku Peterside, Sen. Silas Zwingima, Sen. Binta Massi, Mal. Nuhu Ribadu, Dr. Idi Hong, Adm. Murtala Nyako, Sen. Bello Tukur, Jummai Al-Hassan, Sen. Hunkuyi, Sen. AbdulAzeez Ibrahim, Sen. Adamu Aliero, George Akume, Joshua Dariye, Speakers Aminu Masari, Aminu Tambuwal, Yakubu Dogara, Gali Na’abba, Nat Chairmen Barnabas Gemade and Audu Ogbe, COAS Dambazau, Oserheimen Osunbo, Musliu Obanikoro, Adam Oshomole, Jim Nwobodo, Govs Atiku Bagudu, Ganduje, Nasir El-Rufai, Ortom, Ishaku Darius, Rochas Okorocha, Bindo Jibrilla, Abubakar Sani Bello, Ahmed of Kwara, Dakingari, Danjuma Goje, Obanikoro, Sen. Lokobiri and Chinweke Mbadinuju.
“While awaiting the publication of more names, I trust Nigerians will now see our sincerity and accept our apology.”