The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Uche Secondus even as the PDP lamented what it called: the “oppressive and unfair” treatments against its key leaders by the Federal Government.
The Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujiaren, confirmed the arrest today, saying “It is true; he is right now in our office for interrogation.“ That was about 4:30pm today.
Earlier, the Director, New Media of the PDP Adeyanju Deji, had announced Secondus’s arrest through his twitter handle @adeyanjudeji.
According to Adeyanju, the EFCC had asked Secondus to return some buses he received from an unnamed person.
Secondus was the Acting National Chairman of the PDP until Monday last week, when he handed over to the newly appointed party National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff.
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, recently regained his freedom after a protracted incarceration by the anti-graft agency. He was accused of receiving N400 million from a former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki.
In a statement today by the National Legal Adviser, Victor Kwon, PDP alerted the nation that the arrest and detention of its Deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus by the EFCC is part of the grand script by the APC-led Federal Government to decimate the opposition.
“We are also aware that plans have been perfected by the Federal Government to arrest and detain the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio and other leaders of the party on imaginary charges.” [myad]
