The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Bola Tinubu,
presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to withdraw from
the race.
Speaking on Sunday at a media briefing, Debo Ologunagba, PDP
spokesperson, said the forfeiture of funds by Tinubu to the US government shows
that he committed infractions which disqualify him from running for president.
Recently, social media platforms were flooded with what
appeared to be certified true copies of a settlement order issued by a US court
domiciled in the northern district of Illinois regarding forfeiture of funds in
some bank accounts to the tune of $460,000 linked to someone named “Bola
Tinubu”.
Speaking on the development, Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, had denied the claims that the forfeited funds were linked to allegations of illicit drugs.
Keyamo, however, said the funds forfeited by Tinubu to the
US government were tax deductions.
Reacting, the PDP spokesman criticised Tinubu over the said
forfeited funds, adding that the APC presidential candidate must withdraw from
the presidential race and apologise to Nigerians.
“What Nigerians expect of Asiwaju Tinubu at this moment is
to withdraw from the presidential race and apologise to the nation,” he said.
“The APC must come to
terms that it is not in the presidential race and that it has no legitimate
candidate at all levels in the 2023 general election as pronounced by the
federal high court.
“The PDP, therefore, reminds Nigerians that any vote for the
APC at the presidential, governorship, national and state assembly elections
are wasted votes that will not count at the end of the day.
“The PDP calls on INEC not to succumb to the blackmail of
the APC but to be focused and carry out its duties in accordance with the
constitution and the electoral act so as the engender confidence in the
citizens with respect to the integrity of those seeking public office in our
country.
“It is instructive to note that trafficking in narcotics is
an international crime to which all nations are obliged and mandated to
apprehend, prosecute and enforce any judgment or court order imposed on
offender.
“Nigeria, being a
signatory to the international convention on trafficking in narcotics, is
obliged to enforce any order or judgment imposed on any offender by a competent
court anywhere in the world.”
Debo also said Tinubu is avoiding media debates because he
doesn’t want to answer questions on the forfeited funds.
“Nigerians now know
that the APC presidential campaign announcement that its presidential candidate
will not participate in media debates is to prevent Nigerians from seeking
answers from asiwaju Tinubu with respect to the criminal forfeiture judgment as
well as other burning issues to which Nigerians are entitled to know,” he said.
“Of course, our nation cannot afford the embarrassment,
shame, national indignity and stigma associated with narcotics all over the world
especially in the exalted office of the president of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
“Nigeria cannot
handle the massive negative collateral damage such will have on our national
image, the economy, as well as on the businesses and legitimate endeavours of
hardworking Nigerians.”
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