The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, declared that the conflicting accounts by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, OAGF, and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, over the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, have exposed a government trapped by its own contradictions.
Atiku, who insisted that Tinubu is trapped, said the
president should apologize to Nigerians and resign from his position.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on
Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the testimony presented by the
Central Bank before the House of Representatives fundamentally contradicts the
narrative earlier advanced by the Office of the Accountant-General, plunging
the Tinubu administration into one of the gravest credibility crises in
Nigeria’s democratic history.
He said: “This is where the cover-up appears to begin. One
institution denied authorising the opening of the PFIPC accounts and alleged
forgery.
“Another, before the representatives of the Nigerian people,
stated that the accounts were opened on the directive of the Accountant-General
after due process was followed. Both accounts cannot be true.”
Atiku said one can only sympathise with President Tinubu.
According to him: “When two of your most sensitive financial
and monetary authorities publicly contradict each other on the same
transaction, no serious leader needs a clairvoyant to know that his
administration is trapped in a web of deception and a profound crisis of
credibility.
“The President cannot continue to watch from the sidelines
while his government tears itself apart with conflicting narratives.
“President Tinubu must answer a simple question: Which
version does he believe—the Accountant-General’s or the Central Bank’s? If he
believes neither, why has he not acted?
“Every day he delays ordering a truly independent
investigation, he deepens public suspicion that preserving his administration’s
image has taken precedence over establishing the truth.”
“The continued silence of the Attorney-General of the
Federation, the nation’s chief law officer, only compounds this credibility
crisis and reinforces the perception that this administration is more
interested in containing the political fallout than uncovering the truth.”
Atiku called on the National Assembly to immediately summon
the Accountant-General of the Federation and the Governor of the Central Bank
to appear together before its investigative committee under oath so Nigerians
can finally hear one truthful account.
“The PFIPC scandal has ceased to be merely about disputed
accounts. It has become a referendum on President Tinubu’s integrity and
competence.
“If a single individual could allegedly orchestrate a scheme
that has thrown two of Nigeria’s most critical financial and monetary
authorities into public contradiction, Nigerians are entitled to ask how many
other abuses may have escaped detection because of weak oversight and
institutional failure.
“President Tinubu owes Nigerians an unreserved apology for
presiding over this unprecedented collapse of public accountability.
“If he cannot immediately restore public confidence through
a genuinely independent investigation and ensure that everyone responsible is
held to account, then he has forfeited the moral authority to continue in
office. The honourable course is simple: apologise to Nigerians and resign.”
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