The New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) has
challenged the Federal Government to account for the $5 billion which has
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.
According to Governor Amaechi, the Excess Crude
Account stood at $9 billion last January but has shrunk to only $4 billion as
at today.
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, Gov.
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 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.
We wish to commend the NGF Chairman for bringing
this matter to the open and hereby challenge the Federal Government to come to
tell Nigerians what it did with the money. We also hereby challenge the
anti-graft agencies to prove their relevance by unearthing the whereabouts of
this huge sum of money.
We heartily congratulate the NGF for a successful
retreat and fully support its call for transparency in the operations of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the need to develop a
National Security Framework for the country.
That this administration is running for a price
award as the most corrupt administration 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.
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