The New Peoples
Democratic Party (nPDP)
has challenged the
Federal Government to
account for the $5bn
which, according to
reports, allegedly
disappeared from the
nation’s Excess Crude
Account (ECA).
The party threw the
challenge after a careful
study of the disclosure
made by the Chairman,
Nigeria Governors’ Forum
(NGF), Rt. Hon. Chibuike
Rotimi Amaechi, while
declaring open the second
annual retreat of the NGF
on 15th November, 2013,
in Sokoto.
“We consider this
development too
weighty to be swept
under the carpet in
view of the stature of
the person making
the allegation and
the realities on
ground. For all
intents and purposes,
Governor Amaechi is
not a frivolous
person and is not
known for making
frivolous claims.
"We told Nigerians
about the poor
handling of our
common patrimony
by this
administration and
sadly nobody took us
seriously as today,
the unmistakable
evidence is that
Nigeria is broke as
the Federal
Government now
finds it difficult to
meet its obligations
to states, local
governments and
contractors.”
According to Governor
Amaechi, the Excess
Crude Account stood at
$9 billion last January but
has shrunk to only $4
billion as at today.
The nPDP in a statement
in Abuja on Sunday by its
National Publicist, Eze
Chukwuemeka Eze,
commended the NGF
Chairman for bringing the
matter to the open and
hereby challenges the
Federal Government to
come forward and tell
Nigerians what it did with
the missing $5bn.
The splinter PDP
challenged the anti-graft
agencies to prove their
relevance by unearthing
the whereabouts of the
huge sum of money.
“This administration is
running for a price award
as the most corrupt
government in the annals
of governance in Nigeria
is not in doubt but we
urge Nigerians to heed the
advice of the NGF and
stop being docile in the
face of monumental
impunity in the country.
This, in reality, is the only
way to rescue Nigeria
from the path of doom”
the statement concluded.
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