Ekweremadu, in a statement today by his media aide, Uche Anichukwu, said that though PDP is in support of genuine anti-graft crusade, but decried a situation where such crusade becomes a calculated attempt to silence the opposition while members of the ruling party with serious corruption allegations go about their businesses.
According to the number two man in the Senate, the continued detention of Metuh is a recipe for throwing Nigeria into authoritarianism and an attempt to gag the opposition which he said is unhealthy for democracy.
“An anti-graft trap that catches only members of the opposition and those with axe to grind with the government of the day is compromised.”
Ekweremadu called on the nation to denounce and resist the prevailing situation where people are held in custody against the directives of the courts and laws of the land, saying that there would be no justice without the rule of law. [myad]
