Atiku Abubakar, the presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says there is no public
officer that has not been accused of corruption.
Speaking in a brief interview
with CNN, Atiku said the allegations of corruption against him have not stood
the test of time.
“They have not stood the test of
time, there is no public officer that is not accused of corruption,” Atiku
said.
Atiku, who had been accused of
corruption on numerous occasion, has continually denied any wrongdoing.
The former vice-president also
suggested that his success is one reason why corruption is always tied to his
name, challenging anyone who has anything on him to come forward to charge him,
prosecute him, and possibly indict him.
“I have been successful, I have
never been charged, I have never been indicted, they are all allegations. I
have asked anybody, I have dared people publicly, that if anybody has any
evidence of corruption against me, let him come out,” he said in another CNN
interview.
When asked point blank if he was
corrupt, Atiku said: “I’m not, certainly not, because if I am corrupt, I would
have been either charged or indicted”.
Speaking on gender equality,
Atiku said the PDP, in its ideology, is gender sensitive, and has appointed
more women as party executives, members of parliament, and ministers in its
government.
He promised to review the
condition of service for the lower cadre of the military, who sacrifice their
lives for all Nigerians to live.
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