President Goodluck Jonathan may become an accessory to corruption if he continues along his current path of shielding aviation minister Stella Oduah from the consequences of massive corruption over the purchase of two armoured cars, All Progressives Congress (APC) has said.
In a statement issued yesterday by its interim national publicity secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said it reached that conclusion after juxtaposing the evidence that have come out on the scandal against the actions so far taken by the President.
It added that from the testimony of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), due process was not followed in purchasing the cars, adding that Oduah violated the law by approving an expenditure over the N100 million limit by a minister.
The party noted that various revelations so far make the case a straightforward one which should have been summarily dealt with by the President, describing as an orchestrated ploy and diversionary the setting up of a panel to look into the matter at the end of which Oduah will escape being sanctioned.
"Unfortunately for Mr. President, Oduahgate is not just another scandal, but a referendum on his administration's fight against corruption, and on the legacy he intends to leave in this critical area," it said.
APC also accused the President of ignoring Nigerians who have expressed outrage at the action of the minister by approving for her to travel to Israel as part of his entourage.
The statement said no one believes the dummy being sold to the public that the minister was denied access to the President in Israel, saying the egregious act of putting the minister on his entourage alone shows she still enjoys his support.
"We do not know whether this is true or not, but we do know there is no smoke without fire, and that the seeming attempt to sweep Oduahgate under the carpet lends some credence to the joke," APC said.
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