APC attacks on me meant to distract attention from Osinbajo’s ‘grand corruption’- Atiku

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has revealed reasons the All Progressives Congress (APC) has intensified attacks on him recently.

Accusing the ruling party of contradicting itself on attacks against him, he said they were meant to distract attention against the recent indictment of Vice -President Yemi Osinbajo of “grand corruption” and the interrogation of their chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, by the Department of State Services (DSS).

House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness had last week accused Osinbajo of illegal approval of N5.8 billion while Acting as President in 2017.

There has been diverse allegations against Oshiomhole over alleged reception of bribes and other fraudulent acts during the APC recent primaries. A development that warranted the DSS to interrogate him recently.

In a statement by his Presidential Campaign Organisation, Atiku therefore accused the APC of trying to make Nigerians forget stories of corruption trailing their leaders.

He also wondered how the APC which only last week accused him of attempting to smuggle a large sum of money into the country to fund his campaign, would turn around few days after to say he is now broke.

The statement read, “Our response is to urge the APC to make up its mind on which lie it wants to tell the Nigerian people and then stick to that lie.

“As a party in power, there ought to be more stability in the APC, at least to give the public and the international community some assurance that the party is not imploding . No wonder there is a lot of policy flip-flop under the APC administration.

“We know that the APC is desperate to distract attention from the recent indictment of Vice-President Osinbajo by the House of Representatives for grand corruption and the interrogation of their chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, by the Department of State Services on charges of collecting huge bribes to influence party primaries.

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“Given the sordid state of things in the APC and its imminent implosion over money politics, we are not surprised that the APC is throwing wild allegations at former Vice – President Atiku Abubakar in the hope that something will stick .

“Our advice to the APC is that they should send their spokesman to the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation for a two- week crash course on how to run an issue -based campaign that is guided by civility and refined language.”

Also saying that he sympathised with Oshiomhole on his ordeal, advising to throw in the towel and join the APC chiefs who had washed their hands of the party “and its hydra-headed problems,” if he is finding the APC too hot for him.

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