The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari has a history of bringing looted funds into the country.
Responding to an allegation credited to President Buhari that the PDP presidential flag bearer is planning to smuggle in looted funds into the country just before the February 2019 elections, Paul Ibe, the Media Adviser to Atiku said in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday that the new accusation, like their previous allegations, is another infantile outburst that tells more about the accuser than Atiku Abubakar.
The statement added: “For the avoidance of doubt, history shows that rather than smuggle in looted cash, Waziri Atiku Abubakar has a record of preventing looted funds from being smuggled into Nigeria.
“In 1984, it was Atiku Abubakar, as head of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Command of the Nigerian Customs and Excise Department, that stopped the ADC of the then Military Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, from smuggling in 53 suitcases of looted money into the country.
“Young Nigerians and Millennials who may not be aware of this incident, will do well to Google it. Only the guilty are afraid. It is President Muhammadu Buhari who has a history of smuggling in looted funds and not Waziri Atiku Abubakar.
“In fact, Nasir El-Rufai, a favourite of the President and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, said as follows on October 4, 2010: ‘In 1984, Buhari allowed 53 suitcases belonging to his ADC’s father to enter Nigeria unchecked at a time the country was exchanging old currency for new.’l
“Only recently, Mr. Abubakar’s plane was searched, his accounts have been perused and his businesses have been thoroughly investigated with a fine tooth and nothing remotely corrupt or illegal has been found.
“In desperation, the Buhari administration released this statement to cover their shame on a day that the US based International Strategic Studies Association reported that it is the unprecedented corruption around President Buhari that has led to the recent setbacks in the war on terrorism in the Northeast and the heavy loss of lives amongst the military rank and file. May God save Nigeria from a government that values money over lives.
“We therefore urge Nigerians to note that it is Muhammadu Buhari who has a history and a record of smuggling in looted funds and it is Waziri Atiku Abubakar who has a history of preventing such from happening.
“And while they are at it, we urge them to tell Nigerians those behind Etisalat, now 9Mobile and Keystone Bank, now Polaris and how they suddenly possessed such wealth overnight.
“Finally, Nigerians should note that the Buhari administration cannot defend their record on jobs and poverty – the things of most concern to voters- thus, their only resort is slander. “
I love d fight…. More secrets will come out bcos de know themselves…. just like Osho n Okorocha
And you have the history of looting the funds????
ATIKU Abubakar’s Intel logistics company operating at onne ports in Rivers state became a terror to previous governments. None of those governments was able to tame it’s criminal activities.
Intel logistics does maritime piloting contract for government and rather than remit payment directly to government treasury and get paid for job done, it was collecting money and paying government peanuts.
The BUHARI administration TSA compliance policy changed the oligopolistic nature of Atiku’s Intel logistics.
The government through the NPA dismantled Intel’s logistics monopoly by opening bid for others to come into the business of maritime piloting business.
The total government funds that was not remitted to the TSA account by Atiku’s Intel logistics was #18b.
It took the co owner of Intel logistics, an Italian who came to Nigeria and pleaded with the excuse that he was not aware that Intel logistics was not remitting government funds to government treasury.
It was on that basis that Intel logistics remitted all government money in their care and got back to business with a changed system that, they will be paid for job done and not the other way round that made government in the past to lose so much revenue.
The pdpigs are in severe pains and it is becoming more severe ahead of elections.
Fight 4 justice against corruption is never easy.it never has been and never will be,it exaclt a toll on urself,ur best friend,ur colleagues and ur families by so doing,u defeat corruption but the main problem about fight corruption there can be no equal justice so,there is discrimination therefore fight corruption is a political strategies just they are weakness their rivals.pg h
And Atiku, is fond of looting public funds.
This is quite rich coming from Atiku…Wonders shall never cease??
I talkam say more are coming about how Buhari loot Nigeria dry with Abacha
While he has history of, looting public funds.
While you have the history of introducing corruption in the country, Mr desperado.
Atiku is out of ideas.
Atiku you can’t win 2019 election. Save your money
day by day some politicians are getting more funny and more comedian
While you, have the history of looting our treasury for your personal purpose
Somebody should tell this Jihadist to stop wearing Chieftency. Its an insult to that prestigious dressing.
Buhari is the most corrupt, clueless
, insensitive and incompetent president Nigeria
ever had and must be voted out in 2019.
And Atiku has history of looting public funds
E be like say dem don swear for this man called Atiku
Buhari is the most corrupt, clueless
, insensitive and incompetent president Nigeria
ever had and must be voted out in 2019.
You knew this and still supported him in 2015? You are a fool