Politics PDP congratulates Ngilari on his victory at the Appeal Court

Former Adamawa Governor, Bala
Ngilari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
has congratulated the former
Governor of Adamawa State, Mr Bala
Ngilari on his victory at the Appeal
Court.
The PDP congratulated Ngilari in a
statement issued by Mr Dayo
Adeyeye, National Publicity
Secretary, PDP National Caretaker
Committee, on Saturday in Abuja.
On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal
in Yola, discharged and acquitted
Ngilari of corruption charges levelled
against him.

Ngilari was arraigned by the
Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), for misconduct
in the award of contract for the
purchase of 25 Toyota Hilux truck
and misappropriation of over N160
million.
Adeyeye said the victory had once
again affirmed PDP’s earlier position
that the anti-corruption war was a
vendetta targeted at former leaders
and members of the party and other
perceived enemies of the
government.
He said that Ngilari was one among
many other innocent PDP members
and other Nigerians, wrongly accused
of corruption that had been
vindicated in recent times.
“These innocent men and women
have been harassed, intimidated and
subjected to harrowing legal
prosecution simply to score cheap
political points and cow the
opposition into silence.”
He said that Elder Godsday Orubebe,
the former Minister for Niger Delta
Affairs and PDP agent in the 2015
Presidential Election was wrongly
accused of fraud to the tune of N1.97
billion.
“He was later discharged and
acquitted by Justice Olukayode
Adeniyi of the FCT High Court on
April 4, 2017.”
Adeyeye also recalled the arrest and
detention of some Justices of the
Supreme Court by the Department of
State Security (DSS), on account of
various allegations of bribery and
corruption.
He said that some of the Judges till
date had not been charged to court
for the alleged offences.
“Justice Adeniyi Ademola, his wife
Omobola and Mr Joe Agi, (SAN),
were all discharged and acquitted by
another FCT High Court on April 5,
2017.”
Adeyeye called on the Acting
President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to
release the report of Presidential
Investigative Committee that was set
up in April.
The committee, headed by Osinbajo,
was set up to investigate the
suspended Secretary to the
Government of the Federation (SGF),
Mr David Lawal; and the Director
General of the National Intelligence
Agency, Amb. Ayo Oke.
Adeyeye urged members and
supporters of the PDP nationwide to
remain steadfast as the party work to
regain power.