The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has distanced himself from an online
grant scheme meant to defraud Nigerians.
An online scheme code-named
‘Atiku Grant Disbursement Programme’ had surfaced online, asking members of the
public to contribute a certain amount of money which will be multiplied after
they have downloaded a particular social media application.
Reacting to the scheme, Atiku’s
Presidential Campaign Organisation, APCO, urged members of the public to
“discountenance” the scheme.
In a statement issued by APCO,
entitled “Atiku disowns online grant scheme,” the organization said, “The
attention of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organization (APCO) has been drawn
to an on-going scheme that purports to disburse grants to unsuspecting Nigerians.
“Information available to us
reveals that the scheme code-named ‘Atiku Grant Disbursement Programme’ (see
link bit.ly/2NP4vup) is asking unsuspecting members of the public to contribute
a certain amount of money which will be multiplied for them after they have
downloaded a particular social media application.
“APCO disclaims this scheme and
any other in such manner. For the avoidance of doubt, the Atiku Presidential
Campaign Organization is not in any way involved with the scheme or any other
in such manner and neither did it give a proxy authorization.
“APCO also wishes to inform the
general public that the official/verified social media handles of His
Excellency Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP and former
Vice President of Nigeria remains the following: www.atiku.org (Blog)
www.facebook.com/atiku.org (Facebook) www.twitter.com/atiku (Twitter)
www.instagram.com/aatiku
(Instagram)
“The public is therefore put on
notice to discountenance communication that did not emanate from any of these
social media accounts and to refrain from participating in any online scheme
that is aimed at defrauding innocent Nigerians, with the ulterior motive to
embarrass the presidential campaign of Atiku Abubakar.”
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