The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, PPCO, has described the alleged involvement of it Presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku in the collapse of Bank PHB as a plot by the federal government to fabricate lies, falsehood and frame up Atiku.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Friday, PPCO Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan said Atiku has nothing to do with the alleged issues leading to the collapse of the Bank.
“The PPCO makes bold to state that Atiku has nothing to do with the alleged issues leading to the collapse of Bank PHB. Atiku is an honest and hard working Nigerian who has no skeleton of any sort in his cupboard. The world already knows that this is an attempt to mudsling our presidential candidate,” he said.
Ologbondiyan noted that Nigerians could see through “the lies, fabrications, frustration and the scheme against Atiku,” which he declared as dead on arrival.
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“The PDP presidential candidate, our great party and indeed all Nigerians, who have already reached a national consensus to vote-in Atiku will not be distracted by this unfounded allegation,” he said.
Recall that the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed had on Friday, alleged that the government was in possession of documents which showed that Atiku benefited from slush funds that led to the collapse of Bank PHB.
He said, “it started from an internal memo dated January 13, 2009, asking that a draft in favour of Atiku Abubakar of N156million should be raised.”
Meanwhile, Atiku who is on a trip to the US is expected back in the country today.