PDP asks Buhari to recover stolen IDP funds

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Muhammadu

Buhari to recover over N28 billion “stolen funds” meant for the rehabilitation of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Northeast.

The party said the funds were allegedly stolen by a “cabal in the presidency and certain ýinterests” in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

A statement yesterday by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan said the Presidency and the APC were not being sincere to the IDPs and Nigerians as a whole.

“The APC and the Buhari Presidency cannot claim to be unaware of the damning report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a public document which detailed how officials were using bulk of the resources meant for the IDPs on contracts that were found to have immensely benefitted officials of the APC government including the sacked Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.

“The Buhari Presidency and the APC cannot also claim to be unaware of the motion by Senator Baba Kaka Garbai from Borno Central, who exposed how persons known to have connections with the APC, fraudulently cornered N1.2 billion from the Federal Government under the guise of supplying items to IDPs,” the opposition party said.