TheCable

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked against the fresh probe launched against Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Accused the Buhari administration of being behind the investigations which it described as sign of witch-hunt, the opposition party said “no harm must come to Senator Saraki or any member of his family”.

It said the administration is jittery over its “overwhelming evidence and impending victory” at the presidential election tribunal.

TheCable had reported that the EFCC launched fresh investigation into Saraki’s tenure as governor of Kwara stata and as senate president.

Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP spokesman, described the investigation as “renewed harassment of the Senate President by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government.”

“The PDP expresses concern that the APC-led Federal Government is now using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to hound the Senate President in a clear case of political witch-hunt,” he said in a statement.

“The PDP alerts that the fresh siege against Senator Saraki is part of the larger plot for a renewed clamp-down on key opposition figures and perceived political opponents of the APC administration, particularly, to frustrate the determination to retrieve our stolen Presidential mandate at the tribunal.”

Ologbondiyan also wondered why the EFCC is investigating Saraki “even when nothing incriminating has been found in his stewardship as Governor of Kwara state, after several investigations”.

“The Federal Government is hounding Senator Saraki even after he has been prosecuted but discharged and acquitted by the Supreme Court, after the government failed to substantiate claims of false asset declaration against him,” he said.

“The APC is called upon to note that Nigerians are already aware of the truth in all issues leading to this renewed harassment of the Senate President.

“The PDP therefore cautions the Federal Government to retrace its steps on this new plot against opposition leaders in our polity.”