The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), yesterday raised alarm over what it called designs by indicted federal government officials to use the invasion of COVID-19 palliative warehouses to escape investigation into the reported stealing and criminal diversion of funds and palliatives provided by the federal government to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The PDP said it is appalled by the scandalous attempt by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiyya Umar Farouq, to create an impression that the CACOVID palliatives besieged in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest were the same federal government palliatives, for which she is required to give account.
The PDP further called on President Buhari to order an open an independent public enquiry into the handling of the funds released by the Federal Government as COVID-19 Intervention Fund.
The PDP emphasized that the Minister should give account of how much was released to her, the specific purchases, with details of contractors; details of distribution of palliatives and agents in all states; as well as details of bank withdrawals and beneficiaries of her N20, 000 disbursements.
