PFIPC scandal: Turaki PDP faction seeks independent investigation

The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of Nigeria's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an independent and comprehensive investigation into recent allegations involving senior presidential officials. The faction warned that the controversy highlights deeper concerns about transparency, accountability, and governance within the current administration.

In a statement released by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the PDP faction stressed that failing to investigate the alleged corruption could further erode public trust. They asserted that the matter requires more than internal reviews or official rebuttals, urging President Bola Tinubu to demonstrate leadership by instituting a credible, independent inquiry.

The faction specifically referenced grave accusations made by Prince Adeniyi Matthew of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council against the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. They also pointed to the response issued by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, suggesting it confirmed suspicions of "alarming recklessness, where nepotism and cronyism have displaced merit, and impunity has become standard practice."

Prince Matthew alleged that the Chief of Staff solicited and received financial inducements for his appointment and made further demands. The Presidency's response, as described by the faction, did not directly deny the allegation but instead labeled Prince Matthew an impostor. The PDP faction questioned how such situations, including the appointment of deceased individuals and other "avoidable blunders," could occur, indicating a troubling pattern of institutional failure within the administration.

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The recent grave accusations levelled against the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, by Prince Adeniyi Matthew, of the now notorious Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the admissions contained in the response issued by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, have confirmed what many Nigerians had long suspected-that the APC-led Federal Government is running the country with alarming recklessness, where nepotism and cronyism have displaced merit, and impunity has become standard practice, administered in a manner akin to a criminal enterprise.