Three top chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu state may be jailed if they are found guilty of forgery of documents, Vanguard reports.
In his petition, Amadi alleged that the party’s chieftains forged documents which a former member of the National Assembly benefited from, and following this the police in Abuja invited the alleged beneficiary for questioning.
This follows a recommendation by the federal Ministry of Justice’s director of public prosecutions, Muhammad Saidu Diri, based on a petition to the police headquarters by Dennis Oguerinwa Amadi, representing Udi/Ezeagu Federal constituency at the House of Representatives, on July 6, 2015.
In his petition, Amadi alleged that the party’s chieftains forged documents which a former member of the National Assembly benefited from, and following this the police in Abuja invited the alleged beneficiary for questioning.
The investigating police officer, ASP Emmanuel Mordi, in his report submitted to the commissioner of police of the Force Intelligence Bureau, stated: “Considering the overwhelming evidence that flows from the finding of facts in this case, it is conclusive that the suspects may have committed the offence of conspiracy, to wit: forgery, impersonation, altering and perjury.”
While corroborating the allegations, Diri, who signed the document on behalf of the solicitor general of the federation, said that a possible case of forgery has been established and should be prosecuted.
“We have carefully perused the case file, it was discovered that the evidence available disclosed an offence of forgery which is a state offence.
“I am therefore directed to request you to forward the case file to the office of the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Enugu State for prosecution,” he said.
At the national level, the PDP has described President Muhammadu Buhari as undemocratic following the increased number of prosecutions being meted out to its members across the country over corruption allegations.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a message of its own fired back at the opposition party, asking them to serve as a strong opponent or they may become extinct.
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