The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has jeered the All Progressives Congress (APC) for choosing the immediate past Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje as its national chairman, describing Ganduje as “ethically challenged”.

The PDP said the ruling party settled for Ganduje “in spite of the stinking corruption and bribery allegations against him in the public domain”.

A statement by the spokesman for the PDP, Debo Ologunagba said the choice “further confirms that the APC is a cesspit of corruption and a haven for thieves, bribe takers and treasury looters”.

The statement said: “By appointing Ganduje, notoriously referred to as ‘Gandola’ by Nigerians over the infamous video of him barefacedly stuffing his gown with US Dollar notes as bribe allegedly from a contractor, while serving as Governor of Kano State, further validates that the APC is a putrid party of embezzlers and charlatans.

“It also underscores APC’s impunity and insensitivity to the demands of honesty, integrity and moral rectitude required of public office holders”.

The PDP recalled a recent report of a forensic analysis by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), which confirmed the authenticity of a 2017 viral video which captured the ex-Kano Governor stuffing dollar bills under his garment.

“It speaks volume of the APC under Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu that Ganduje, who should ordinarily be under prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged bribery is rather crowned and rewarded with the position of the APC National Chairman.

“Such can only happen in a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) like the APC which, according to the former Director General of Progressive Governors’ Forum, is replete with political bandits,” the statement added.