The National Publicity Secretary of the opposition-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh has declared the support of his party to the President Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) led government’s war against corruption.
Mr Metuh, who made the declaration in Lokoja, Kogi State capital on thursday, said that though the party (PDP) would support the fight to rid the country of corruption, it however, was against “political lynching” of its members.
He emphasised that “we will not protect or defend any PDP member found wanting as the war against corruption is not only to the benefit of APC. If sincerely carried out, it will be for the good of all Nigerians”.
“We expect the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government not to embark on selective probing of public office holders found wanting before or during his government”, he said. “If your hands are clean, you will not be afraid of any probe”, he said.
The publicity scribe described corruption as a crime against the common will of Nigerians. “Corruption is a crime against the people, the nation and our Constitution”, he said. He said every legitimate means should be deployed to fight public corruption and that the approach to eradicating corruption in Nigeria must be just.
The PDP spokesman urged the would-be-delegates in the state’s congress to elect those that would pilot the affairs of the party for the next four years
