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| Mamman Nasir Ali (Right) and Mahmud Tukur (Middle) |
The leadership of Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) has disassociated itself from the lingering crises over
the trial of the sons of two party chieftains, Bamanga Tukur, PDP chairman and Ahmadu
Ali.
The party's stance was made known
through PDP's Deputy Chairman, Sam Sam Jaja at a press briefing held at the party's national
secretariat in Abuja.
He said "these are
individuals, everybody bear its own cross, there were governors who are now
facing prosecution as a result of
their actions and inactions, so is not a party thing. PDP did not send
anybody to go and misbehave.
“Even if you mention my Chairman
son, he is up to age, assuming he is to go to jail they will not come
and jail the National Chairman,
because he did not send him….he is a man of age and he has
household, he has his family,
everybody account for his own position and of course it has been
mentioned, until they proved
guilty they still remain innocent."
Tukur, Ali, Arisekola’s sons on
trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC on Thursday arraigned sons of current and former National
Chairman of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP over subsidy scam running
into about billions naira.
Those arraigned are: Mamman Nasir
Ali (Ahmadu Ali’s son), Nasaman Oil Service, Christian
Taylor; and Mahmud Tukur, (Bamanga
Tukur’s son), Ochonogor Alex and Eterna
Plc.
They were docked on a three count
charge that borders on conspiracy and obtaining N4.4 billion from the federal
government through Petroleum Support Fund under false pretence.
Also arraigned are: Mr. Abdulahi
Alao, son of Ibadan based politician, Chief Arisekola-Alo and
Axenergy Limited. He was accused
of using his company, Axenergy Limited to fraudulently
receive the sum of N2.6 billion
from the Petroleum Support Fund for the purported importation
of 33.3 million litres of Premium
Motor Spirit