Group Alleges Fresh Plot To ‘Taint’ Atiku

A non-governmental organization, Face Of Waziri-Nigeria (FOWN), has accused President Bola Tinubu of attempting to debase the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in the eyes of his followers.

The group, in a statement signed by its Director-General, Mr. Bukky Adeniyi, over the weekend, claimed that the President Tinubu-led administration was enraged and perturbed by the dogged move of Atiku to uncover Tinubu’s claimed school records, through a court case instituted in the United States of America.

According to FOWN, Tinubu will stop at nothing to cover his tracks, seeing all his past now hunting him badly.

The statement read: “there are strong indication of prevailing confusion within the presidency over the ongoing court case in the USA instituted by Alhaji Atiku Abubarka, they are desperately searching for a diplomatic resolution to stop the release of Tinubu’s claimed school records, which might open what we termed the pandora box.

“In order to debar the truth from all Nigerians, they have plans in top-gear to engage the media, religious bodies, civil society organizations, political and traditional leaders in the guise of doling out palliatives, having approved the sum of 5 billion naira to states, imagine what the humongous total sum of money share across states will fix in the ailing petroleum refineries of Nigeria!

“This in the real sense, is targeted at regaining the confidence of the masses, especially in the North where much trepidation abounds,and points to the fact that they are fast losing grip there.”

The group alleged that former governor Nyesom Wike accompanied by his successor in Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, and some other PDP governors that align with the aim of fostering disunity in PDP, have ample funds made available to them to effect this particular project.

FOWN noted that there were moves to blackmail Atiku, so as to reduce his popularity in the northern region, through promotion of anti-masses policies/campaigns against his personality.

“The method adopted to execute the heinous crime against humanity and Nigerians in particular includes; the media and religious leaders in the North championed by Shariff Nastura, Chairman Coalition of Northern groups, they were engaged to fan the embers of discord within the PDP,” FOWN stated.