The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has cried out over the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to its Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family members and their businesses by agencies of the Federal government.
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan said Obi has been threatened by Buhari’s government since he was chosen as running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abaubakar for the 2019 elections.
He said since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and members of his family.
The statement read: “Since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and those of his wife and children.
“Having realized that the majority of Nigerians are rallying behind the duo of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi as the our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates respectively, the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have resorted to all manners of machinations, including smear campaigns and direct attacks on their persons and business concerns, in a bid to run them down.
“The Buhari Presidency is intimidated by Peter Obi’s resume, particularly, his general acceptance as epitome of fiscal responsibility, frugality and transparency in governance.
“Otherwise, why is the Presidency on a wild goose chase in investigating Peter Obi, who left office as Governor of Anambra state five years ago with a nationally acclaimed clean record, intact reputation for frugality, transparency, zero tolerance for corruption and leaving behind a huge saving of N75 billion naira in cash and investments; without owing any salaries, pensions, gratuities or even contractors for contracts executed?
“The fact remains that the Buhari Presidency and the APC are merely shadow boxing in their attacks on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, as their records before Nigerians speak for them.
“All discerning Nigerians know that the reasons for an investigation on a man like Peter Obi, is a journey to nowhere aimed to stifle him of funds as well as attempt to distract our campaign and divert attention from the failures of the Buhari administration.
“It is ludicrous that President Buhari would continue to condone the looting of our treasuries by his party leaders and the cabal in his Presidency, which even, the First Lady had even alluded to, only to be using government agencies to attempt to blackmail our Presidential and vice Presidential candidates whose reputations stand clear before all Nigerians.
“The PPCO reminds President Buhari that neither he nor Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in 2015, as candidates, harassed, attacked at the airport or subjected to blackmails, and wonder why they are now employing such tactics just because Nigerians have resolved to do away with them, come 2019.
Meanwhile, two anti-graft operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were reportedly at the home of former presidential aide Doyin Okupe in Lagos, the politician said on Saturday.
Okupe said in a tweet at about 4:30 pm that the EFCC agents stormed his house in Ilupeju neighbourhood without bearing any invitation document or arrest warrant. Okupe told a popular online news medium that the agents said he had done something that violated the Cybercrime Act, a repressive law enacted shortly before President Goodluck Jonathan left office in 2015.
“They knocked and I told them to come in, but when they identified themselves as being from the EFCC, I asked for letter of invitation or arrest warrant, but they could not provide either,” Okupe said.
“I immediately said I cannot follow them that they should give me time and also go back and obtain a warrant or invitation letter.”
Okupe, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was further quoted as saying that the two officers came from the anti-graft Lagos field office in Ikoyi.
“They said they are looking for me for cyberstalking,” he added. “But they have now left my house and I did not follow them.”
Okupe was a public affairs adviser to Jonathan until the administration was voted out at the 2015 general elections.
He was amongst those initially questioned by the EFCC on suspicion of benefitting from questionable use of public funds, especially in the arms purchase scandal that has dominated the headlines since mid-2015.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has cried out over the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to its Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family members and their businesses by agencies of the Federal government.
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan said Obi has been threatened by Buhari’s government since he was chosen as running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abaubakar for the 2019 elections.
He said since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and members of his family.
The statement read: “Since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and those of his wife and children.
“Having realized that the majority of Nigerians are rallying behind the duo of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi as the our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates respectively, the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have resorted to all manners of machinations, including smear campaigns and direct attacks on their persons and business concerns, in a bid to run them down.
“The Buhari Presidency is intimidated by Peter Obi’s resume, particularly, his general acceptance as epitome of fiscal responsibility, frugality and transparency in governance.
“Otherwise, why is the Presidency on a wild goose chase in investigating Peter Obi, who left office as Governor of Anambra state five years ago with a nationally acclaimed clean record, intact reputation for frugality, transparency, zero tolerance for corruption and leaving behind a huge saving of N75 billion naira in cash and investments; without owing any salaries, pensions, gratuities or even contractors for contracts executed?
“The fact remains that the Buhari Presidency and the APC are merely shadow boxing in their attacks on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, as their records before Nigerians speak for them.
“All discerning Nigerians know that the reasons for an investigation on a man like Peter Obi, is a journey to nowhere aimed to stifle him of funds as well as attempt to distract our campaign and divert attention from the failures of the Buhari administration.
“It is ludicrous that President Buhari would continue to condone the looting of our treasuries by his party leaders and the cabal in his Presidency, which even, the First Lady had even alluded to, only to be using government agencies to attempt to blackmail our Presidential and vice Presidential candidates whose reputations stand clear before all Nigerians.
“The PPCO reminds President Buhari that neither he nor Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in 2015, as candidates, harassed, attacked at the airport or subjected to blackmails, and wonder why they are now employing such tactics just because Nigerians have resolved to do away with them, come 2019.
Meanwhile, two anti-graft operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were reportedly at the home of former presidential aide Doyin Okupe in Lagos, the politician said on Saturday.
Okupe said in a tweet at about 4:30 pm that the EFCC agents stormed his house in Ilupeju neighbourhood without bearing any invitation document or arrest warrant. Okupe told a popular online news medium that the agents said he had done something that violated the Cybercrime Act, a repressive law enacted shortly before President Goodluck Jonathan left office in 2015.
“They knocked and I told them to come in, but when they identified themselves as being from the EFCC, I asked for letter of invitation or arrest warrant, but they could not provide either,” Okupe said.
“I immediately said I cannot follow them that they should give me time and also go back and obtain a warrant or invitation letter.”
Okupe, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was further quoted as saying that the two officers came from the anti-graft Lagos field office in Ikoyi.
“They said they are looking for me for cyberstalking,” he added. “But they have now left my house and I did not follow them.”
Okupe was a public affairs adviser to Jonathan until the administration was voted out at the 2015 general elections.
He was amongst those initially questioned by the EFCC on suspicion of benefitting from questionable use of public funds, especially in the arms purchase scandal that has dominated the headlines since mid-2015.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has cried out over the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to its Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family members and their businesses by agencies of the Federal government.
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan said Obi has been threatened by Buhari’s government since he was chosen as running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abaubakar for the 2019 elections.
He said since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and members of his family.
The statement read: “Since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and those of his wife and children.
“Having realized that the majority of Nigerians are rallying behind the duo of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi as the our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates respectively, the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have resorted to all manners of machinations, including smear campaigns and direct attacks on their persons and business concerns, in a bid to run them down.
“The Buhari Presidency is intimidated by Peter Obi’s resume, particularly, his general acceptance as epitome of fiscal responsibility, frugality and transparency in governance.
“Otherwise, why is the Presidency on a wild goose chase in investigating Peter Obi, who left office as Governor of Anambra state five years ago with a nationally acclaimed clean record, intact reputation for frugality, transparency, zero tolerance for corruption and leaving behind a huge saving of N75 billion naira in cash and investments; without owing any salaries, pensions, gratuities or even contractors for contracts executed?
“The fact remains that the Buhari Presidency and the APC are merely shadow boxing in their attacks on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, as their records before Nigerians speak for them.
“All discerning Nigerians know that the reasons for an investigation on a man like Peter Obi, is a journey to nowhere aimed to stifle him of funds as well as attempt to distract our campaign and divert attention from the failures of the Buhari administration.
“It is ludicrous that President Buhari would continue to condone the looting of our treasuries by his party leaders and the cabal in his Presidency, which even, the First Lady had even alluded to, only to be using government agencies to attempt to blackmail our Presidential and vice Presidential candidates whose reputations stand clear before all Nigerians.
“The PPCO reminds President Buhari that neither he nor Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in 2015, as candidates, harassed, attacked at the airport or subjected to blackmails, and wonder why they are now employing such tactics just because Nigerians have resolved to do away with them, come 2019.
Meanwhile, two anti-graft operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were reportedly at the home of former presidential aide Doyin Okupe in Lagos, the politician said on Saturday.
Okupe said in a tweet at about 4:30 pm that the EFCC agents stormed his house in Ilupeju neighbourhood without bearing any invitation document or arrest warrant. Okupe told a popular online news medium that the agents said he had done something that violated the Cybercrime Act, a repressive law enacted shortly before President Goodluck Jonathan left office in 2015.
“They knocked and I told them to come in, but when they identified themselves as being from the EFCC, I asked for letter of invitation or arrest warrant, but they could not provide either,” Okupe said.
“I immediately said I cannot follow them that they should give me time and also go back and obtain a warrant or invitation letter.”
Okupe, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was further quoted as saying that the two officers came from the anti-graft Lagos field office in Ikoyi.
“They said they are looking for me for cyberstalking,” he added. “But they have now left my house and I did not follow them.”
Okupe was a public affairs adviser to Jonathan until the administration was voted out at the 2015 general elections.
He was amongst those initially questioned by the EFCC on suspicion of benefitting from questionable use of public funds, especially in the arms purchase scandal that has dominated the headlines since mid-2015.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has cried out over the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to its Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family members and their businesses by agencies of the Federal government.
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan said Obi has been threatened by Buhari’s government since he was chosen as running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abaubakar for the 2019 elections.
He said since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and members of his family.
The statement read: “Since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and those of his wife and children.
“Having realized that the majority of Nigerians are rallying behind the duo of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi as the our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates respectively, the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have resorted to all manners of machinations, including smear campaigns and direct attacks on their persons and business concerns, in a bid to run them down.
“The Buhari Presidency is intimidated by Peter Obi’s resume, particularly, his general acceptance as epitome of fiscal responsibility, frugality and transparency in governance.
“Otherwise, why is the Presidency on a wild goose chase in investigating Peter Obi, who left office as Governor of Anambra state five years ago with a nationally acclaimed clean record, intact reputation for frugality, transparency, zero tolerance for corruption and leaving behind a huge saving of N75 billion naira in cash and investments; without owing any salaries, pensions, gratuities or even contractors for contracts executed?
“The fact remains that the Buhari Presidency and the APC are merely shadow boxing in their attacks on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, as their records before Nigerians speak for them.
“All discerning Nigerians know that the reasons for an investigation on a man like Peter Obi, is a journey to nowhere aimed to stifle him of funds as well as attempt to distract our campaign and divert attention from the failures of the Buhari administration.
“It is ludicrous that President Buhari would continue to condone the looting of our treasuries by his party leaders and the cabal in his Presidency, which even, the First Lady had even alluded to, only to be using government agencies to attempt to blackmail our Presidential and vice Presidential candidates whose reputations stand clear before all Nigerians.
“The PPCO reminds President Buhari that neither he nor Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in 2015, as candidates, harassed, attacked at the airport or subjected to blackmails, and wonder why they are now employing such tactics just because Nigerians have resolved to do away with them, come 2019.
Meanwhile, two anti-graft operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were reportedly at the home of former presidential aide Doyin Okupe in Lagos, the politician said on Saturday.
Okupe said in a tweet at about 4:30 pm that the EFCC agents stormed his house in Ilupeju neighbourhood without bearing any invitation document or arrest warrant. Okupe told a popular online news medium that the agents said he had done something that violated the Cybercrime Act, a repressive law enacted shortly before President Goodluck Jonathan left office in 2015.
“They knocked and I told them to come in, but when they identified themselves as being from the EFCC, I asked for letter of invitation or arrest warrant, but they could not provide either,” Okupe said.
“I immediately said I cannot follow them that they should give me time and also go back and obtain a warrant or invitation letter.”
Okupe, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was further quoted as saying that the two officers came from the anti-graft Lagos field office in Ikoyi.
“They said they are looking for me for cyberstalking,” he added. “But they have now left my house and I did not follow them.”
Okupe was a public affairs adviser to Jonathan until the administration was voted out at the 2015 general elections.
He was amongst those initially questioned by the EFCC on suspicion of benefitting from questionable use of public funds, especially in the arms purchase scandal that has dominated the headlines since mid-2015.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has cried out over the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to its Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family members and their businesses by agencies of the Federal government.
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan said Obi has been threatened by Buhari’s government since he was chosen as running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abaubakar for the 2019 elections.
He said since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and members of his family.
The statement read: “Since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and those of his wife and children.
“Having realized that the majority of Nigerians are rallying behind the duo of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi as the our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates respectively, the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have resorted to all manners of machinations, including smear campaigns and direct attacks on their persons and business concerns, in a bid to run them down.
“The Buhari Presidency is intimidated by Peter Obi’s resume, particularly, his general acceptance as epitome of fiscal responsibility, frugality and transparency in governance.
“Otherwise, why is the Presidency on a wild goose chase in investigating Peter Obi, who left office as Governor of Anambra state five years ago with a nationally acclaimed clean record, intact reputation for frugality, transparency, zero tolerance for corruption and leaving behind a huge saving of N75 billion naira in cash and investments; without owing any salaries, pensions, gratuities or even contractors for contracts executed?
“The fact remains that the Buhari Presidency and the APC are merely shadow boxing in their attacks on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, as their records before Nigerians speak for them.
“All discerning Nigerians know that the reasons for an investigation on a man like Peter Obi, is a journey to nowhere aimed to stifle him of funds as well as attempt to distract our campaign and divert attention from the failures of the Buhari administration.
“It is ludicrous that President Buhari would continue to condone the looting of our treasuries by his party leaders and the cabal in his Presidency, which even, the First Lady had even alluded to, only to be using government agencies to attempt to blackmail our Presidential and vice Presidential candidates whose reputations stand clear before all Nigerians.
“The PPCO reminds President Buhari that neither he nor Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in 2015, as candidates, harassed, attacked at the airport or subjected to blackmails, and wonder why they are now employing such tactics just because Nigerians have resolved to do away with them, come 2019.
Meanwhile, two anti-graft operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were reportedly at the home of former presidential aide Doyin Okupe in Lagos, the politician said on Saturday.
Okupe said in a tweet at about 4:30 pm that the EFCC agents stormed his house in Ilupeju neighbourhood without bearing any invitation document or arrest warrant. Okupe told a popular online news medium that the agents said he had done something that violated the Cybercrime Act, a repressive law enacted shortly before President Goodluck Jonathan left office in 2015.
“They knocked and I told them to come in, but when they identified themselves as being from the EFCC, I asked for letter of invitation or arrest warrant, but they could not provide either,” Okupe said.
“I immediately said I cannot follow them that they should give me time and also go back and obtain a warrant or invitation letter.”
Okupe, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was further quoted as saying that the two officers came from the anti-graft Lagos field office in Ikoyi.
“They said they are looking for me for cyberstalking,” he added. “But they have now left my house and I did not follow them.”
Okupe was a public affairs adviser to Jonathan until the administration was voted out at the 2015 general elections.
He was amongst those initially questioned by the EFCC on suspicion of benefitting from questionable use of public funds, especially in the arms purchase scandal that has dominated the headlines since mid-2015.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has cried out over the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to its Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family members and their businesses by agencies of the Federal government.
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan said Obi has been threatened by Buhari’s government since he was chosen as running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abaubakar for the 2019 elections.
He said since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and members of his family.
The statement read: “Since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and those of his wife and children.
“Having realized that the majority of Nigerians are rallying behind the duo of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi as the our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates respectively, the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have resorted to all manners of machinations, including smear campaigns and direct attacks on their persons and business concerns, in a bid to run them down.
“The Buhari Presidency is intimidated by Peter Obi’s resume, particularly, his general acceptance as epitome of fiscal responsibility, frugality and transparency in governance.
“Otherwise, why is the Presidency on a wild goose chase in investigating Peter Obi, who left office as Governor of Anambra state five years ago with a nationally acclaimed clean record, intact reputation for frugality, transparency, zero tolerance for corruption and leaving behind a huge saving of N75 billion naira in cash and investments; without owing any salaries, pensions, gratuities or even contractors for contracts executed?
“The fact remains that the Buhari Presidency and the APC are merely shadow boxing in their attacks on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, as their records before Nigerians speak for them.
“All discerning Nigerians know that the reasons for an investigation on a man like Peter Obi, is a journey to nowhere aimed to stifle him of funds as well as attempt to distract our campaign and divert attention from the failures of the Buhari administration.
“It is ludicrous that President Buhari would continue to condone the looting of our treasuries by his party leaders and the cabal in his Presidency, which even, the First Lady had even alluded to, only to be using government agencies to attempt to blackmail our Presidential and vice Presidential candidates whose reputations stand clear before all Nigerians.
“The PPCO reminds President Buhari that neither he nor Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in 2015, as candidates, harassed, attacked at the airport or subjected to blackmails, and wonder why they are now employing such tactics just because Nigerians have resolved to do away with them, come 2019.
Meanwhile, two anti-graft operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were reportedly at the home of former presidential aide Doyin Okupe in Lagos, the politician said on Saturday.
Okupe said in a tweet at about 4:30 pm that the EFCC agents stormed his house in Ilupeju neighbourhood without bearing any invitation document or arrest warrant. Okupe told a popular online news medium that the agents said he had done something that violated the Cybercrime Act, a repressive law enacted shortly before President Goodluck Jonathan left office in 2015.
“They knocked and I told them to come in, but when they identified themselves as being from the EFCC, I asked for letter of invitation or arrest warrant, but they could not provide either,” Okupe said.
“I immediately said I cannot follow them that they should give me time and also go back and obtain a warrant or invitation letter.”
Okupe, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was further quoted as saying that the two officers came from the anti-graft Lagos field office in Ikoyi.
“They said they are looking for me for cyberstalking,” he added. “But they have now left my house and I did not follow them.”
Okupe was a public affairs adviser to Jonathan until the administration was voted out at the 2015 general elections.
He was amongst those initially questioned by the EFCC on suspicion of benefitting from questionable use of public funds, especially in the arms purchase scandal that has dominated the headlines since mid-2015.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has cried out over the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to its Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family members and their businesses by agencies of the Federal government.
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan said Obi has been threatened by Buhari’s government since he was chosen as running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abaubakar for the 2019 elections.
He said since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and members of his family.
The statement read: “Since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and those of his wife and children.
“Having realized that the majority of Nigerians are rallying behind the duo of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi as the our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates respectively, the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have resorted to all manners of machinations, including smear campaigns and direct attacks on their persons and business concerns, in a bid to run them down.
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