EFCC arrests Turaki, Dep DG, Atiku’s campaign council

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Special Duties and

Deputy Director General (Admin) of its Presidential Campaign Organization, Barr. Tanimu Turaki SAN.

According to the party, he was picked on Monday by the anti-graft body.

His arrest followed that of Babalele Abdulahi, son-in-law and director of Finance of the presidential candidate of the PDP. Atiku Abubakar, over the weekend.

The PDP has demanded for the immediate and unconditional release of the former minister as it believes that the arrest is in connection with the determination of Atiku to seek redress in court over the outcome of the February 23 election.

A statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary and Director, Media and Publicity PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, in Abuja on Monday, the party maintained that Turaki’s arrest and detention is part of the grand plot by the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to use state apparatus of power to intimidate PDP leaders and scuttle PDP’s determination to reclaim its February 23, 2019 Presidential election victory in court.

It added: “Since the people’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the PDP expressed our unwavering determination to reclaim our victory at the tribunal, being armed with overwhelming evidence, our leaders have been subjected to escalated harassments, constant threats, blackmails, cajoling and contrivances by the APC to drop our legal option.

“It is instructive to state that Tanimu Turaki was arrested and detained upon invitation by the EFCC to endorse a bail document for the Finance Director of Atiku Abubakar’s company, Babalele Abdullahi, who was arrested earlier by the commission over flimsy allegations.

“The PDP, however, states in clear terms that the APC and the Buhari Presidency are fighting a lost battle as no amount of harassment and threats will ever make the party to buckle in its determination to take back the mandate, in line with the wishes and aspirations of Nigerians.

“Nigerians are resolute on this struggle to reclaim the mandate freely given to Atiku Abubakar at the polls and the PDP will pursue this decision to its logical end and secure justice for the Nigerian people.”