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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked Lai Mohammed, minister of information, to declare the percentage of re-looted funds.

On Tuesday, Mohammed said the federal government’s fight against corruption is “alive and well” and that N800 billion has been so far recovered by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The minister said the probe of Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has shown that there are no sacred cows in Buhari’s government.

In a statement on Wednesday, Yemi Kolapo, ADC spokesman, said the All Progressives Congress (APC) could not continue to “trivialise” the issue of the fight against corruption when there cases of alleged misconduct in a number of government agencies.

“President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress administration must, as a matter of urgency, disclose the percentage of the recovered N800bn loot that had been relooted under the current administration,” he said.

“The ruling party cannot continue to trivialise the issue of corruption or politicise genuine criticisms, especially when over 80 per cent of events, in the last few weeks, had centred around revelations of multi-billion naira fraud in critical agencies.

“What kind of country are we running where the attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice is accusing the main driver of the administration’s anti-corruption crusade of gross ethical misconduct and re-looting of looted funds, and the mouthpiece of the same administration wants Nigerians to give them a pat on the back?

“The other corruption scandal in the Niger Delta Development Commission, which has led to unprecedented drama in the National Assembly, with allegations and counter-allegations flying around acting managing director, former managing director, executive director, minister overseeing agency, as well as principal officers of the national assembly, is a shame that must be tactically addressed.

“These and other sour revelations in ministries, departments and agencies, including the Nigeria army, call for sober reflection during this period.

“While we are not in a position to judge any of the parties in the ongoing national corruption drama, we owe Nigerians the duty to stop the ruling party from further justifying this show of shame at the expense of Nigeria’s image.”

Kolapo said ADC is a credible alternative to other political parties in the country.

“With commitment to the ADC DNA, where integrity, transparency and commitment to the Project Nigeria are the watch words, a super power Nigeria is possible in 20 years,” he said.