Presidency: Lamido’s Criticism of Buhari, Reflection of PDP’s Moral Bankruptcy

The Presidency at the weekend described the attacks by a presidential aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido on President Muhammadu Buhari over the ongoing war against corruption as “a reflection of the intellectual and moral bankruptcy” of the PDP.

A statement by Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in reaction to an interview granted by the former Jigawa State governor at the weekend, alleged a grand plan by politicians to destroy national institutions such as the courts, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other symbols of the society.

While mocking Lamido on the basis of charges of corruption against him, Garba said: “It is only in Nigeria that a leader will divert money belonging to the public into his children’s account, then turns round to start pontificating on public morals, in the process subjecting the nation’s honest leadership to daily attacks based on falsehood.

“It is even worse that such a person, facing criminal prosecution will start going around saying he wants to be president. Is this not one of the reasons why other countries are laughing at Nigeria? This is hooliganism. It is not opposition politics.

He recalled a statement by Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) that “the nation’s war against corruption spearheaded by EFCC was incidentally formulated by the past PDP administration,” adding: “It is a tragic irony that the leaders of the same party are doing their utmost to weaken or destroy it. Watch it. Is that why he is seeking to lead the country?”