The US chapter of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) has kicked against the visit of former Vice-President Atiku
Abubakar.
The party said the visit does not
absolve Atiku of the purported corruption allegations against him and he should
still be held accountable.
Atiku, who is the presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), visited the US after 13 years,
and for the first time since he left office as Nigeria’s vice-president.
In a statement issued by
Adeshegun Labinjo, chairman, US chapter of APC, the party said even though it
does not object to Atiku’s entry into the US, “the questionable character of
the individual does not evaporate because he has stepped on the soil of
America”.
“A thief remains a thief no
matter where he or she visits. Obviously, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku has every
reason to have kept off the USA given the cloak of corruption he is wearing,”
the statement read.
“After a long spell of noticeable
absence and factual concerns about Alhaji Abubakur Atiku’s antecedents in the
USA arising from his dealings with former Congressman William Jefferson of
Louisiana, who was convicted and served a jail term on account of bribery
resulting from a telecommunication transaction in Nigeria, Atiku is now here
again in the US.
“Congressional records point to
the fact that Atiku engaged in money laundering through his wife who was then
resident in the USA.
“We see Atiku, who is the 2019
presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of Nigeria, as a
self-centered corrupt Vice President under President Obasanjo’s regime.
“Certainly, Alhaji Abubakar
Atiku‘s entry and presence in the USA is a mockery of President Bush
Presidential Proclamation 7750 which affirms the denial of US visa to foreign
officials involved with corruption and other supporting legislations by the
congress. APC-USA believes that Alhajl Abubakar Atiku should be held
accountable for his involvement m money laundering.”
Atiku is billed to meet with the
US Chamber of Commerce on Friday.
What should we expect? I knew he would enter USA looking at the caliber of the person in charge of the country. President Trump himself is corrupt and there are many allegations of corruption against him. USA is in trouble with such character in charge of the c country. Birds of the same feather flock together.
ReplyDeleteU and oshiomole branch same ........joint?
DeleteA thief is no longer a thief when he joins APC. Bunch of alikas.
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