The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday called for
the probe of some Peoples Democratic Party leaders over their links to arrested
fraudster Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi.
APC’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena
said Atiku Abubakar, former PDP’s Presidential candidate, Bukola Saraki;
ex-Senate President and PDP National Leader, former Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and ex-Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye should be
probed over their association with Hushpuppi.
Nabena recalled that the PDP chieftains had met with the
alleged fraudster in Dubai, prior to the 109 presidential elections.
In a statement he signed, Nabena urged the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit
(NFIU) to investigate the connection between PDP chieftains and Hushpuppi.
According to Nabena: “Reports of the criminal conspiracy
linking the top echelon of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with
Ramon Olorunwa Abbas also known as “Ray Hushpuppi” who was recently arrested
along with associate(s) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and extradited to the
United States of America to face trial over cyber-enabled fraud and Business
Email Compromise (BEC) schemes should be a matter of serious interest to
relevant authorities in Nig
“We note that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) has already declared the arraigned Instagram celebrity wanted over fraud
allegations.
“However, the EFCC, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit
(NFIU) and other sister agencies must investigate money laundering reports
linking some PDP leaders and financiers to the Dubai-based international
criminal ring.
“That the PDP leadership turned Dubai into their “Strategic”
meeting place ahead of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria and “Hushpuppi’s”
affinity with the PDP leadership is not mere coincidence.
“At different times, “Hushpuppi” was photographed in a Dubai
meeting with the PDP’s 2019 presidential candidate, Alh. Atiku Abubakar; former
Senate President, Bukola Saraki; former Speaker, House of Representatives,
Yakubu Dogara; Senator Dino Melaye among other PDP stalwarts.
“While relevant authorities investigate the nature of their
relationship and business partnership, we also challenge the PDP leadership to
do the same by opening up on the nature of the relationship, particularly the
kind of services the arrested “Hushpuppi” provided them.
“In the leadup to the Edo and Ondo governorship elections,
we renewed our call against monetised elections and vote-buying schemes which
the PDP serially deployed in elections.
“We call on relevant authorities to up their guard to
prevent these practices that threaten the sanctity of our elections. The
people’s will and votes should determine elections, not illicit money used to
buy votes.”
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