The All Progressives Congress has alleges plot by the
Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government to use
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest
key figures of the APC in order to undermine the fortunes of
the opposition party before the general elections, which
start on Saturday.
APC believes that the move is part of the plans of the ruling
party “to decimate the opposition and gain an undue
advantage” ahead of the polls.
At a news conference in Lagos on Saturday by the National
Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the APC alleged
that it had uncovered “a red alert” that had been “sent to the
EFCC” to arrest the National Leader of the opposition party,
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, “on trumped-up charges” anytime
from now.
It added that those to be picked up by the President
Goodluck Jonathan-led government include “anyone, who is
suspected of being a financier of the APC all in efforts to
decapitate the main opposition party, which is undoubtedly
cruising to victory in the forthcoming elections.”
APC said, “And as part of the offensive against the APC in
the days ahead, there is a plan to freeze the accounts of
companies, individuals and organisations believed to be
financing the party, with the ultimate objective of crippling
the party, so it won’t be able to sustain its activities, like
paying its agents on election day and other logistics.
“I am sure the question playing on your lips are: Why would
anyone want to arrest APC leaders at this time? What have
they done to warrant their arrest? Will there still be a level
playing ground for the
elections if the main opposition party is decimated just days
to the polls?
“Well, we can tell you that this planned arrest is
orchestrated by the same people who have sponsored a
series of protests to the EFCC, on the basis of the same
documentary against Asiwaju, which they also
masterminded. It may sound like an intrigue, but that is
exactly what it is.
Mohammed recalled that the party had on March 9, raised
the alarm that there was a plan to arrest suspected
financiers of the APC, a plan, he said, was denied.
The APC spokesman added, “Then, during the meeting of
the PDP Governors in Lagos on March 10, one of the
Governors, Sule Lamido of Jigawa State, said all that needs
to be done to break the APC is to ‘kidnap’ two of its leaders,
apparently referring to Asiwaju and our presidential
candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
“Definitely, the current move to arrest Asiwaju and anyone
they suspect to be a financier of our party fits into the alarm
we raised and the open threat by Governor Lamido. How
predictable can a government be?
“It is clear that the momentum has swung to the side of our
party, with just a week before the Presidential and National
Assembly elections. It is clear that Nigerians have rejected
the PDP and have embraced our party, the APC, as the
agent of the change that Nigerians so much desire.” CLICK HERE TO READ FULL AND TOUCHING NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHY AND SCANDALS
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