Aviation scandal: PDP will not condone corruption -- Metuh.
(Nigeria) Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it will not condone
corruption in any part of the nation's
life.
Mr Olisa Metuh, National Publicity Secretary of the party,
said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to the N225 million
car scandal in the Aviation Ministry.
The party spokesman declared that the PDP had never and
would never condone any form of corruption.
"The position of our great party on corruption is
unambiguous and our zero tolerance for corrupt practices abounds in practical
examples.’’ Mutuh.
This, he said was so because the party`s founding fathers
placed utmost premium on transparent and accountable government as a platform
for achieving a better Nigeria.
``Our successive leaders since 1999 have resolutely stuck to
this."
Metuh ,however, said that the accusation of corruption in
the aviation ministry was “a big worry” to the party.
He added that this was why the Presidency and the party
leadership set up a panel to investigate the matter while the National Assembly
stepped in.
Metuh commended the presidency and the National Assembly for
taking the step, adding that it was appropriate in the circumstance.
``It is a fundamental rule of due process and fairness that
these investigations be allowed a full course. This is to ensure that those at
the centre of the saga would be availed the opportunity to offer their own side
and avoid a case of conviction before trial.
He said whoever was found culpable at the end of the day,
shall reap in full; `` the bitter consequences of corruption and disservice to
the nation.
"If otherwise established, the aviation officials
should not be intimidated but remain focused in the outstanding transformation
that Nigerians have witnessed in the sector".
He, however, frowned at the dimension comments on the
aviation scandal had taken, adding that they were filled with sentiments.
According to him, biased statements on the issue can hardly
achieve an objective basis for establishing the culpability of public officers
involved in the matter.
“This public trial in which the accused stands no chance of
defence is antithetical to democracy as it is capable of railroading
appropriate investigation into an unjust conclusion.
``We, therefore, call on those who had found occupation in
sensational, subjective and anti-national comments and protests on the issue to
take their exit ’’.
This he said, would allow the appropriate institutions of
authority to dispassionately handle the matter.
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