Salihu Lukman, director-general of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), has called on the newly elected executives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to probe the “N27 billion” raised for the construction of its abadoned headquarters before talking about rescuing Nigeria.
The headquarters which is located in the Central Business District (CBD) in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja, has been abandoned for years. The party reportedly raised N27 billion for the project.
The opposition party at the weekend elected a newly national working committee (NWC), with Iyorchia Ayu, as its national chairman.
In a statement issued on Monday, Lukman, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, said: “It may be necessary to also request the newly elected leadership of PDP under Dr. Iyorchia Ayu to perhaps investigate the management of funds mobilised for the construction of the 12-storey PDP national secretariat located on Muhammadu Buhari way, Central Business District, Abuja, which is now abandoned as a demonstration of commitment to rescue Nigeria,”
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“Having mobilised close to N30 billion and expended over N16 billion, a born-again PDP leadership committed to rescuing Nigeria should be able to fix its internal problems first.
“Like it is often said, charity begins at home. A party that is committed to rescuing Nigeria should first and foremost rescue itself from its internal adversaries.”
