The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the People’s  Democratic Party (PDP), has described the anti-corruption posturing of the presidential candidates of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), General Muhammadu Buhari and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, as hypocritical, fake and self-serving.

In a statement issued in Abuja by the Director of Research and Strategy of PCC, Mike Omeri, it said the antecedents of these self-acclaimed anti-corruption ‘stars’ proved to be the contrary.

The statement noted that in 1984 Gen. Buhari exhibited double standard in public administration by allowing in 52 suit cases suspected to be filled with hard currency through his ADC without passing through the customs check-point for the mandatory customs clearance.

It contended that this was money laundering and wondered what moral right such a candidate had to talk about anti-corruption.

The statement also attacked Ribadu, the erstwhile chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

It recalled that in 2007, while answering questions from the Senate on the alleged corruption cases of some governors, Ribadu had declared corruption case of the former governor of Lagos state, Senator Bola Tinubu as one with “international dimension.”

It asked: ‘’Is it not curious that the same person with such a tag is now the political godfather of Ribadu and sole financier of his political campaigns?To also show Ribadu’s lack of faith in the anti-corruption fight, he recently said: ‘’I won’t bother myself with the integrity of politicians that will fund my campaign. I will take corrupt politicians money for my campaign as far as the money is not put in my pocket.”.