BREAKING: 'Over N20 Trillion Looted by APC Leaders', PDP Alleges

• The PDP has condemned the APC for allegedly attempting to politicise the recent protests against economic hardship and insecurity under the Bola Tinubu administration
• In a statement on Tuesday, February 6, the PDP accused the ruling party of being insensitive to the difficulties faced by Nigerians
• The opposition party stated that citizens have a constitutional right to protest peacefully against a government that fails to address their needs

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FCT, Abuja - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said Nigerians have witnessed massive looting of over N20 trillion by leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The PDP said this in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba, and obtained by Legit.ng on Tuesday evening, February 6.

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PDP displeased with APC

Recall that worried by the increasing price of commodities, some citizens in Minna, Niger state, and Kano, took to the streets to protest.

Subsequently, the APC said the opposition was behind the protests.

Reacting to the APC’s response, the PDP alleged that the ruling party is "attempting to politicise hardship".

The PDP's statement partly reads:

"Is it not provocative that in the last eight years and nine months, instead of deploying the nation’s resources for the improvement of critical infrastructure and the productive sectors, Nigerians have witnessed massive looting of over N20 trillion by APC leaders and its officials in government through direct pillaging of government vaults, budget padding, contract inflation, oil subsidy scam, palliative racketeering and phony programmes which have no benefit and consequence to the lives of the citizens?

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"Added to these are the nauseating reports of seething corruption in the Tinubu administration including exposed looting of billions of Naira by cabinet ministers and senior officials as reported in the embezzlement of Palliative Funds without concrete actions being taken by the government to investigate, recover and sanction those involved in the raging scam.

"It is sad that in all of these, President Tinubu is missing in action as he holidays in France at the expense of the Nigerian treasury."

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APC identifies alleged sponsors of protests

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the APC reacted to the protests that took place simultaneously in Niger and Kano states on Monday, February 5.

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The spokesperson of the APC, Barrister Felix Morka, accused the opposition parties of sponsoring the protests, adding that the demonstrations were not mere coincidence.

Source: Legit.ng