The Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration of weaponizing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to target opposition leaders, following the arrest of former governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.
Tambuwal, now a senator, was detained in Abuja last Monday over alleged N189 billion in irregular withdrawals during his eight years as governor. The PDP dismissed the case as “an old phantom” revived for political reasons, describing it as part of a wider crackdown on dissent.
Publicity Secretary Hassan Sahabi Sanyinnawal said the EFCC’s “selective and discriminatory” investigations show the APC-led government’s desperation to cling to power despite “growing national rejection.”
He maintained that Tambuwal’s tenure was marked by transparency and fiscal discipline, while accusing some APC figures of having untouched corruption files at the EFCC.
The PDP urged supporters to stay law-abiding but resolute in demanding “genuine democracy and good governance,” vowing not to be intimidated by “reactionary forces.”
