The main opposition party insisted that the Federal Government must tell Nigerians what it wanted to do with the huge sum. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated these in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. It said there was no iota of truth in the claim by the Federal Government that the money would be used to fight insurgency. The PDP, which insisted that the Federal Government must address the issue, noted that “the attempt by the APC Federal Government to divert attention from the fraud, by resorting to unsubstantiated allegations against the PDP only reinforces its manipulative tendencies and arrogant spurn to the sensibilities of Nigerians.” He also challenged the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to substantiate his claims that the PDP was rebranding with stolen money. Ologbondiyan said, “Such wild allegation (by Mohammed) was only intended to divert public attention from the heavy sleaze under the current administration, the latest being the moves to use the fight against terrorism as a conduit to siphon public funds for partisan purposes. “The Federal Government has failed to address issues raised by the PDP and majority of Nigerians, including the APC members who cannot fathom how this administration would want to expend N365bn on fighting insurgents it claimed had been technically defeated. “It is indeed appalling that rather than being remorseful, the APC Federal Government has renewed its wild allegations and cheap blackmail against the PDP. “While we understand the nervousness of the APC Federal Government over our rebranding and the renewed popularity of the PDP, which has signalled their inevitable death knell, resorting to outlandish allegations will not help them as Nigerians have since seen through such old-fashioned propaganda and gimmicks. “While we challenge this government to come clean on the issue of the $1bn Excess Crude money, we also challenge the minister of information to comment on allegations that the APC funded its 2015 presidential campaign with stolen public funds, particularly from Lagos and Rivers states.”]]>

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