The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again made fresh allegations against the Tinubu Campaign of plans to derail the 2023 general elections and put Nigeria’s democracy in jeopardy.
The PDP, in a press statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba on Wednesday informed of some moves by the Tinubu Presidential Campaign to allegedly use certain compromised All Progressives Congress (APC) members in both the Senate and House of Representatives to create tension in the polity and derail the conduct of the elections.
Hon. Ologunagba noted that the PDP is privy to some credible information on how the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is now deploying different plots to impede the forthcoming elections, urging the APC leadership of the National Assembly to commence an investigation on the alleged N22.5 billion fraudulent cash swap report; since according to the PDP, the APC has not denied the allegations of plans to use the said money for vote-buying
The statement reads:
“Our Party has been made aware of a deceptive design by the APC leadership in both Chambers of the National Assembly to reconvene Plenary under the guise of being concerned about the hardship faced by Nigerians due to the scarcity of new Naira notes induced and aggravated by the exposed sinister diversion of new Naira notes by the Tinubu Campaign.
“Further information indicates that the Tinubu Presidential Campaign, which is reportedly intercepting new Naira notes for vote-buying purposes, has also directed the APC leadership in the National Assembly to use their Legislative instruments to pressure and compromise financial institutions to succumb to their cash diversion agenda.
“Nigerians can now note the real motive behind the recent statement credited to the APC leadership of the National Assembly where it attempted to justify its plan to reconvene the National Assembly at this time.
“If indeed the APC leadership of both Chambers of the National Assembly are concerned about the biting cash scarcity, we challenge them to publicly condemn the reported plot by APC leaders and its Presidential Campaign, to clandestinely swap a whopping N22.5 billion in old N1000 notes for is ones in Kano and Lagos States for vote buying.
“We also challenge the APC leadership of the National Assembly to commence an investigation into the N22.5 billion fraudulent cash swap report if truly it is concerned about the suffering and is facing in accessing the new Naira notes.
“It is instructive to note that the Tinubu Campaign has not denied the reported criminal N22.5 billion cash swap for vote buying. Instead, it has resorted to hauling insults and lame diversionary claims.
“The PDP advises the APC Presidential Candidate to end his resort to underhand dealings, particularly this attempt to compromise the National Assembly. He should quit the race so he has nothing to offer, instead of seeking to truncate our electoral process.
Despite the allegations, the PDP said, it is satisfied with the determination of many Nigerians who have made up their minds to vote for its Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the forthcoming elections.
“In any case, Nigerians have since made up their minds to vote en masse for the PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who genuinely stands with the people and embodies the collective hope and aspiration of Nigerians in the mission to rescue our nation from the misrule of the deceptive, insensitive, corrupt and rudderless APC. The statement added
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