TETfund: PDP Reacts To Sacking Of Baffa For ‘Refusing To Give Buhari Minister Bribe’

The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has reacted to the claim by the sacked Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Dr Bichi Baffa, that his removal was allegedly because he refused to give bribe to Mallam Adamu Adamu, Nigeria’s Minister of Education.

The PPCO said Baffa’s “confession” in an interview with the BBC Hausa service has allegedly exposed the “seething corruption in the Buhari Presidency.”

THE WHISTLER had reported how President Muhmmadu Buhari, on Tuesday, sacked the former TETfund boss over his alleged misunderstanding with Mallam Adamu.

“The revelation did not come to many Nigerians as a surprise and has further vindicated the PDP’s position that the Buhari Presidency is inherently corrupt and thrives on oncealments, deception, beguilement, propaganda and lies,” the PDP campaign organisation said in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan.

The statement reads, “The PPCO had always alerted Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari presides over a sanctuary of treasury looters who, as ministers, Presidential advisers, heads of special Presidential committees, APC leaders and members of President Buhari’s Campaign Council fritter our national resources with reckless abandon under Mr. President’s official cover.

“We invite Nigerians to note that the Buhari Presidency has not given any reasons for Bichi’s removal. It has not also offered any form of explanation to the huge allegation bordering on corruption against a cabinet minister; a development, which betrays a collusion at very high level.

“This is especially given the series of corruption entanglement around the Presidency, including the allegations that officials of the Buhari Presidency took N500 million as bribe to reduce the fine imposed on a telecommunication company from N1.03 trillion to N330 billion.

“Nigerians have not forgotten the case of the former aide of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, Mr. Baba Inna, who was arrested in September last year for allegedly receiving N2.5 billion from politicians, businessmen and women on behalf of the First Lady.

“This is in addition to the case of Mrs. Amina Mohammed, who while being paraded by the Department of State Services (DSS), last year stated in public that persons close to President Buhari were involved in serial looting under the official cover of the Buhari Presidency.

“Moreover, we hope this is not one of the conduits through which funds siphoned to finance the alleged involvement of some individuals said to be close to the Buhari Presidency in the N1.032 trillion alleged corrupt acquisitions in 9Mobile and Keystone Bank PLC.

“The PPCO therefore calls on President Buhari to end his sanctimonious posturing as Nigerians are already aware that he leads a parade of corrupt and inept leadership that has taken the fortunes of our nation to the abyss.”