Buhari's campaign organisation says Atiku indicted in US corruption case, but kept sealed

- The President Buhari Campaign Organisation said the US justice department claimed that Atiku Abubakar has no pending case is unbelievable

- The spokesperson for the organisation, Festus Keyamo (SAN) stated this in a statement on Sunday, December 30

- The organisation, however, challenged Atiku to produce his tax receipts for 2015, 2016 and 2017 to prove his genuine intention to develop the nation

The President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation (PMBCO) has claimed that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, sealed an alleged accusation of a serious crime in the United States.

The Punch reports that the organisation alleged that Atiku was under ‘sealed indictment’ which the US justice department could not confirm to anyone because of the nature of offence.

The spokesperson for the organisation, Festus Keyamo (SAN) stated this in a statement entitled, “When the thief is shouting thief: the case of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,” made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday, December 30.

“We have heard the lame defence that the US Justice Department said it has no pending case against Atiku Abubakar. That is only a defence for the ignorant ones. In the United States, there are indictments the Justice Department can confirm to the world.

“But there is another category of indictments known as sealed indictment that the Justice Department cannot confirm to anyone. These indictments are sealed under the orders of a judge. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has a sealed indictment waiting for him in the US. The day he visits the US, not as a candidate in an election, he will face charges.”

PMBCO challenged Atiku to produce his tax receipts for 2015, 2016 and 2017 to prove his genuine intention to develop the nation.

“It is shocking that a man who has not been paying his personal income taxes now says he wants to get Nigerians working again — whatever that means. He is only deceiving himself and not the intelligent Nigerians that we know.”

Keyamo said it was shocking that Atiku had neither denied nor clarified allegations of crass corruption levelled against him.

“A few days ago, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, called out President Muhammadu Buhari over certain allegations of corrupt practices which the President allegedly condones in his government.

''Whilst we have repeatedly addressed each and every of the instances cited by him to show the transparent nature of the government, it is shocking that the presidential candidate of the main opposition has refused to issue a personal statement up till this minute clarifying in details his record of crass corruption and abuse of office.

“He is clearly taking Nigerians for a ride and hopes to distort the ethical revolution in public office that Nigerians clearly desire to his own philosophy of abusing public office to promote private interests. By his subliminal messages, he wants Nigerians to accept that becoming wealthy by abusing public office is not a bad thing after all.”

“With the avalanche of fake and unsubstantiated news released in the last few days, it is now clear that the PDP’s strategy in the run up to the elections is to spread fake news and make wild allegations without any proof against the President and the Vice President.

“This is clearly to divert attention from the record of crass corruption and abuse of office of their own candidate. Nigerians cannot and should not be insulted by the PDP after 16 years of looting of the nation, by now putting forward a man whose record of corruption they very much acknowledge, but would rather we all overlook it.”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation alleged that the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, is taking Nigerians for a ride with cases of alleged corruption against him.

The organisation also accused the PDP of adopting a strategy to spread fake news in the run up to the 2019 election.

NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng We have updated to serve you better

We are honestly tired of Buhari and Atiku | - on Legit TV:

Source: Legit.ng

from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news ▷ Read on LEGIT.NG 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GO9ywO
via EDUPEDIA24/7

Nigerian Academy Of Science Inducts First Female President

The Nigerian Academy of Science has inducted a professor of Parasitology/Epidemiology, Ekanem Ikpi Braide, as its 19th President on Thursday. In a statement issued by Oladoyin Odubanjo, the Executive Secretary of the Academy, Braide is the Academy’s first female President in 44 years of existence. It read, “Braide was a member of the national committee that achieved the laudable feat of guinea worm eradication in Nigeria. “She has a rich professional experience as a researcher and an administrator. In July 2010, Professor Braide was honoured by the President of Nigeria with the award of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) for her contribution to disease control in Nigeria. “She was nominated by the Honourable Minister of Health to serve in the Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Health Sector Response (MEACoC-HSR). “Professor Braide served as Vice-Chancellor, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Calabar, Nigeria (2004 to 2009) and as P...

NLNG Signs Letter Of Intent On Delayed Gas Expansion Project

The Nigerian Natural Liquefied Gas LTD has signed a letter of intent for the engineering, procurement and construction of its long held up Train Seven project. In a statement released by the company on Wednesday, it said that the $10bn project will be executed by a consortium of Italian firm Saipem, Japan’s Chiyoda and South Korea’s Daewoo. The statement reads, “The project will form part of the investment of over $10bn including the upstream scope of the LNG value chain, thereby boosting the much needed Foreign Direct Investment profile of Nigeria.” Managing Director of NLNG, Tony Atta, said in 2018 that the Final Investment Decision would be made in the fourth quarter of that year. This did not however, materialize. According to the release, the project will have a four to five-year execution time after the signing of the FID. The project is expected to add an extra 8 million tons per annum of gas to the 22 mtpa currently exported by the company. Oil News AddThis :...

Former Maritime Agency Boss, Buba Galadima, Accuses AMCON Of Witch-hunt After Property Takeover

A former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Agency, Buba Galadima, has accused the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria of witch-hunt after the agency took possession of his business and assets on Tuesday in Abuja. Galadima, an ardent critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, claimed that he did not borrow money or have unpaid debt with Unity Bank, which lodged a complaint against him and occasioned AMCON’s move on Tuesday. The properties taken over include House No. 15, Addis Ababa Crescent, Wuse Zone 4, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and House No. 4, Bangui Street, Wuse 2, also in Abuja. Reacting to the situation, Galadima said, “This is an attempt to disgrace and break me down. This is injustice and an attempt to humiliate me. "But I am unbreakable and they can never silence me. They sacked me and over 50 people that sleep in the apartment. "We don’t know where to go. We will remain on the streets. We will remain on the streets until God provi...

EDUPEDIA247

Search This Blog