The Presidency has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of spreading lies about the $322 million refunded Abacha loot by alleging the Muhammadu Buhari administration has re-looted the money.
A statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, in Abuja on Wednesday said the main opposition party was doing so “in the mistaken assumption that its toga of corruption will dissipate if it succeeded in black painting every other person as corrupt.”
The statement said: “The strategy is to make corruption appear as normative and that everyone is equally involved.
“They think by so doing, Nigerians will forgive them for their sins. This is a huge mistake.
“The PDP has become an ill-wind on the country today and the elections next year present the citizens an excellent opportunity to save the country from it.
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“We can’t imagine a sane organization shamelessly telling Nigerians that President Buhari is looting, as they themselves did of the recovered loot, the USD 322m lately recovered from the Abacha family. This is an irresponsible lie.
“The USD 322m recovered is being used to make the Conditional Cash Transfer, CCT of a monthly amount of N5,000 to more than 300,000 poor homes across the nation under the Social Investment Program introduced by the Buhari administration. This is in line with the Memorandum of Understanding, signed between the governments of Nigeria and Switzerland as a condition for releasing the funds.
“As part of the MoU, the World Bank is monitoring the application of the funds.
It is also important that the World Bank has equally given an additional facility to support the on-going cash transfers.
Nigerians are hereby advised to be watchful of what comes out from the opposition, not to be misled into voting for a party that sees nothing wrong with corruption and would rather have everyone drenched in its colours, as they irretrievably are.”
Where Is the money.
The trader moni currently being distributed is not paid by cash to the beneficiaries . The abacha loot released by Switzerland government is in an escrow account with the central bank.
The fund is transferred to beneficiaries accounts through the Nigeria interbank settlement system (NIBSS).
The vice president only travels to benefiting states to create awareness, hear from the beneficiaries and advice them to be prudent and put it to good use so as to qualify and benefit from higher amount if they pay back the loan. The pdpigs are in severe pain
Rather invested in to key stone abi?????
By collecting the pvcs abi. Bro I was in Igando market when the VP came monies were distributed. Stop disgracing yourself here
U are a liar
At least give us proof to back ur response…Crooked Weasel
Where is the money?
Distribute D Money 2 Poor People Bcoz If U Refused 2 Share It PDP Can Still Re Loot It Atiku Is 4 Loot
OK it was not looted but wasted, are they not six and half a dozen?
But buhari said Abacha is a saint that he never stole any money
I was in kwara state when he came, the VP & his team were distributing money
What happened to it
The money is in keystone bank
Rather reconverted to poverty
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Then where is the money now?
APC are useless…… They think as the president mumu… That is how Nigeria mumu…. The VP came to ile epo oja… To share money an collect there PVC…. Pastor
Godwin no get sense jor..even if na small…he no get…he talk as if he is the one put theoney in the bank..well sha all this agbero boys na wahala for naija
God bless you
God bless you
How can you, as smart as you are be deceived by what is on the public space and is acknowledged by the government itself. It’s abacha loot that is being marketed
Olufunmi Loveth then go there let them doam for your presence nah abi? Because na you get sense pass oponu ayirada
The same Abacha the acclaimed Mr integrity said he is not corrupt. The question Nigerians are asking, where is d Abacha loot? This government has a lot of skeleton in their cupboard.
Sunday Ndubuisi Ogbuenyi you are a liar ok which market did Osinbajo come to, among the markets in Ilorin?
Where is the money ? Presidency? the corruption in this APC government, PDP own is a child play until after 2019 when a APC lost out Nigerians will see the kind of damage APC has done to this country Nigeria.
Where is it?