The Peoples Democratic Party has said it did not ask any of its members who were indicted of corruption to steal while serving in different positions.
It therefore urged any of its members who might be undergoing trial for corruption to be ready to face suspension if they were found guilty by the courts.
The party’s position was made known through the body of its National Vice Chairmen who met in Abuja on Tuesday night.
The communiqué of the body’s meeting, which was signed by the National Vice Chairman of the party in the South-South, Dr. Cairo Ojugboh, was made available to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday.
The body said the party was in support of the anti-graft war of President Muhammadu Buhari.
But it asked President Buhari to also investigate and prosecute any member of the All Progressives Congress and ministers accused of corruption.
The communiqué read, “That the body supports the anti-corruption drive of the Buhari administration.
“The body affirms that if corruption is not eradicated, the growth of Nigeria as a nation will remain stunted. We therefore dissociate the party completely from any corrupt practices while the party was in power.
“The body notes with great concern the various allegations and charges against some PDP members that served in government, even as these allegations and charges are yet to be proven, we call on the President to also investigate some of his serving ministers and associates that even more grievous allegations have been levelled against.
“The PDP as a party dissociates itself from any of its members so indicted.
“Any member so convicted shall also face intra-party disciplinary action and will be severely sanctioned accordingly.”
Ojugboh, who is also the secretary of the body, said the party stood steadfast by the ideals of the G-34 founding fathers of the party.
He added that the ‘principle of the rule of law,’ which he said was a cardinal point of the party while in government, remained sacrosanct and immutable.
The former member of the House of Representatives called on PDP members to remain resolute and await the pending repositioning of the former ruling party. He said square pegs would be put in square holes and justice and equity would prevail.
He said the party would no longer be led by those he described as mediocres.
He said, “Furthermore, we reaffirm that mediocres will no longer be allowed to govern the affairs of the party. Power will now be returned to the people at the grassroots.
“We make bold to say that those who are corrupt have left the party and those who left are indisputably mercenaries and soldiers of fortune.”
Ojugboh added that in spite of having lost the presidential election, the PDP remained the largest party in Nigeria and Africa.
While admitting that there were corrupt people in the party, he nevertheless said that the vast majority of PDP members at the grassroots were not corrupt, adding that the party “frown on and reject the notion and tagging of the PDP as a corrupt party.”
He said that Nigerians would soon realise that the PDP remained the only viable choice for the progress and the unity of Nigeria.
We’ll suspend our members convicted of corruption - PDP
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