PDP Presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari by naming 30 corrupt Nigerians working with him. Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has reeled out 30 names of those accused of corruption working with President Muhammadu Buhari, ThisDay has reported.
Some notable names among the allegedly corrupt APC chieftains, according to Atiku, include;
Also listed is the Bauchi State government under Governor Isa Yuguda;
Others are; the gubernatorial candidate of the APC in Imo State and a close associate of President Buhari, Senator Hope Uzodimma;
Others include the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru; and the suspended Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr. Ayodele Oke.
While Oshiomhole was linked with petitions over allegations of large scale corruption, during his days as governor of Edo State by a human rights crusader, Bishop Osadolor Ochei, the PDP also pointed accusing fingers in his direction in connection with alleged financial inducements during the last APC primaries. Adamu, one of President Buharis’s allies in the Senate, is being prosecuted alongside 18 others for allegedly stealing N15 billion from the treasury through contracts awarded when he was governor for eight years.
While Coker faces N3billion fraud charge, Lai Mohammed was alleged to have begged his subordinates at the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for a ‘loan’ of 13 million to enable him to travel to China.
Tinubu’s Alpha Beta is facing N100 billion corruption allegation, according to Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communications, Mr. Phrank Shaibu who released the 30 names and the corruption allegation against each of them.
The statement alleged Babachir’s involvement in the infamous grass-cutting scandal as the SGF.
Shaibu alleged that Buratai allegedly bought two Dubai mansions for $1.5 million; Sirika was accused of siphoning over N1.2 billion on a phony Nigeria Air project, which was eventually suspended by the federal government.
The First Lady was said to have made the list for reporting her ADC, Sani Baban-Inna, to the security agencies over allegation of swindling members of the public of the sum of N2.5 billion.
Muazu has N19.8 billion case of corruption with the EFCC, but he has “taken refuge with the APC.” While Omisore’s N1.3 billion fraud charge is still pending, he is already seeking political refuge in the APC.
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