In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Tukur’s resignation would enable him to relieve himself of the huge moral burden placed on him by his continued stay in office.
The party also said it would ensure that the trial of suspects in the scam – including his son – proceeds unimpeded and saves the country’s anti-corruption battle.
It however said, just so that no one will misunderstand it, that the party subscribes to the constitutional provision that deems an accused person innocent until proven guilty, hence its intervention is not about the guilt or otherwise of the accused in the case.
”It is important to say here that the fuel subsidy scam trial will be held in two courts: the court of law and the court of public opinion.
“While Alhaji Bamanga Tukur is not facing any charges in the court of law over the scam, he is definitely a star suspect in the court of public opinion. “That is why many Nigerians are already insinuating that nothing will come out of the trial, especially as far as his son is concerned.
“This is an allusion to the influence bestowed upon him by his high office.
”While we have nothing but absolute confidence in the ability of the judicial process to ensure justice, we believe that anything than can reinforce the impression of thwarted justice in the fuel subsidy scam trial should be removed. Alhaji Bamagar Tukur’s continued stay in office is one of such.”
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