The campaign organisation of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kolapo Olusola Campaign Organisation (KOCO), on
Thursday alleged that the Federal Government has moved N18 billion cash with
bullion vans into Ekiti State through Akure airport with the purpose of
allegedly inducing the electorate with the money during Saturday’s poll.
Director, Media and Publicity of
KOCO, Lere Olayinka, who spoke to newsmen on behalf of the party, said: “We
called you here to intimate the public through your various media organisations
of the movement of huge cash by the federal government to Ekiti State for the
Saturday election.
“Last week Saturday, two bullion
vehicles were moved to the Akure Airport to evacuate cash brought from Abuja by
a chartered flight.
“The flight landed when it was
raining and all staff of the airport were barred from going near the aircraft
while the cash was evacuated into the two bullion vehicles.
“After offloading the huge cash,
the bullion van first moved to the Ondo State Government House in Akure from
where they left for Isan Ekiti, the hometown of the APC governorship candidate,
Dr Kayode Fayemi.
“We present to you and the entire
world, video and photographs of the chattered aircraft as the cash was being
offloaded from it into the two bullion vehicles.
“From our preliminary findings,
N2.5 billion cash was transferred by the Kebbi State Government to an account
in UBA, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja. It was withdrawn immediately and moved with a
private jet to Akure.
“Also, apart from the N2.5
billion, another $50 million (about N18bn) was taken from the $321 million
recovered from the late Abacha family.
“Our question is, how can a
government that claimed to be fighting corruption be releasing billions of
Naira from the public coffers for the governorship election of a single State?
Where is their fight against corruption?
“We, therefore, call on Nigerians
to note this wanton looting of public funds by the APC government to fund the
election of its members.
“We must tell Fayemi and his APC
that the conscience of the people of Ekiti cannot be purchased and we call on
the people of Ekiti to resist the planned use of stolen funds to buy their
votes on Saturday.
“Lastly, let me use this
opportunity also to alert the public of the intimidation and harassment of PDP
members by men of the DSS and policemen.
“Already, Akin Fakorede, an
officer of the Federal SARS has been posted to Ekiti State, ostensibly to play
the same ignoble role that he played during the Rivers State election.
“Let me say it clearly that no
amount of intimidation will scare our people away from the polling units where
they will vote for the PDP on Saturday.
“We have the people behind us and
they are more than ready to give our candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka
their votes on Saturday, ” he said.
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