Defecting To APC Will Not Protect Looters – FG

The Federal Government says it will prosecute all those who are found guilty of looting the country’s treasury, irrespective of their political parties.

In a statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the government said it was wrong for anyone to suggest that all those who defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party, were looters.

The minister said looters whether in APC or any other political party will be investigated and prosecuted, if found guilty.

Mohammed also said some members of the opposition party challenged the government to release the list of looters in the PDP, adding that the move has not in any way affected cases in court.

“There is a difference between allegations and established cases. All the cases I have mentioned (alleged PDP looters) are already in court,” the minister said.

“You see, how many times have people written that Lai Mohammed has billions of dollars. But these are allegations that are just ridiculous.

“I can assure you that if there is any allegation against any member of this government, this government will investigate it.

“It would be unfair to say that everybody that joined APC from PDP is a looter, it would be unfair.

“I am saying that whether you are of ACN stock or PDP stock or CPC stock and you are found to be corrupt, you will be investigated.”