Adamawa APC Leaders Dare Presidency Chieftains of the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dared presidency to probe the alleged offering of N240 million bribe to Adamawa lawmakers to stop ex-Governor Murtala Nyako’s impeachment. The party chieftains, who made this known to Nigerian Tribune on Sunday, while reacting to the purported arrest threat from the presidency, also demanded that the presidency should also be opened to inquiry into who provided the money for the alleged bribery of Nasarawa State lawmakers to impeach Governor Tanko Al-Makura An official of the State Security Service (SSS) disclosed that the agency was awaiting presidency approval to carry out the arrest of APC leaders in Adamawa over the alleged bribe, and also on the ground that the party chieftains threatened the lawmakers with death if they refuse to collect the money and stop the impeachment process. According to a presidential source, the SSS has the recordings of attempts made by some APC governors to persuade Adamawa lawmakers to stop the impeachment. The source revealed that one the governor is from the North while the other is from the South. He said the duo met two members of the House of Assembly with the money, and persuaded them to withdraw their support as well as sabotage the impeachment of Nyako. The presidential source stated that the party chieftains only succeeded in buying one of the lawmakers, and in reaction they started threating the lives of the other lawmakers. The source said the presidency was aware of the whole move, and might take action if the opposition leaders continue to wrongly accuse President Goodluck Jonathan. “It was the assurance that they got from the lawmaker that more members would be bought over that originated the reports that Nyako might resign. What they don’t know is that all these are recorded. If they continue with their unfounded allegations against the president, the security agencies would be directed to arrest them and confront them with overwhelming evidence” the source said. However, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday in a statement said, it was the presidency that provided the money for the impeachment as well as the ongoing process in Nasarawa to sack Al-Makura. Mohammed noted that the presidential allegation was aimed at removing Nigerians attention from the alleged $20 billion missing oil money and the over 300,000 barrels of crude oil being stolen daily. “The allegation is not true. They should go ahead with whatever probe they want to conduct, at least, they are in government and control the security agencies. They are blatant liars. They think everybody is like them. Nigerians know that it is their government that is swimming in corruption. They should first explain to Nigerians what happens to the $20 billion missing oil money and the 300,000 barrels of crude oil that are daily stolen before they would make wild allegations. All they are trying to do is shift attention of Nigerians from their corrupt acts. We know all the money for impeachment in Adamawa and Nasarawa states came from the presidency and they know their governors providing it,” Mohammed said. Meanwhile, unlike the impeachment process of Adamawa State former governor, Murtala Nyako, violent protest by some groups over the commencement of impeachment proceedings against Nasarawa state Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, with over twenty two people arrested in Lafia by the state police command. naij
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:12:15 +0000