The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has alerted security agencies by pointing accusing fingers at the All Progressives Congress, (APC) on Monday of a grand plan to swap N22.5Bn old naira notes in Kano state for new ones.
While alleging the APC for being responsible for the scarcity of the new naira notes in the country, the PDP claimed that two North-West APC governors were spearheading the moves, thereby urging the security agencies to terminate the plot
In contrast to the PDP’s alert, the APC countered their opinion saying,
the PDP assertion holds no water as the party is known for dishing out cock and bull stories in the name of press statements, and also challenged the main opposition party to provide evidence for the said claim.
In a statement released yesterday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Debo Ologunagba, stated that the APC’s intention to swap N22.5 billion stashed old naira notes for new ones in Kano state is part of a desperate move to actualize the APC vote-buying plans in the elections.
He noted that “information available to the party revealed that this act by the APC, which was responsible for the biting cash scarcity was allegedly being coordinated in the North West region of the country by two APC State governors, who ironically have been vocal in the lamentation over the prevailing cash crunch.
“The PDP has been made aware that the N22.5 billion in old N1000 notes was allegedly kept in a Kano state government facility before being moved to a particular old generation and a certain new generation banks where the regional heads were contacted by the APC Presidential Campaign to swap the old notes with new ones.
“Further information revealed that the cash is being warehoused by the Tinubu Campaign for vote-buying in Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Jigawa and Sokoto states.
“A particular APC state governor is reported to have taken delivery of N500 million new Naira notes to actualize the vote buying plot.
Ologunagba further said: “There is intelligence that an arrangement has been concluded by APC leaders to move a substantial part of the old Naira notes from Kano to Lagos state between today and tomorrow for the purposes of swapping them with new ones.“
It would be recalled that the PDP had earlier alerted Nigerians that corrupt APC leaders are compromising the system to mop up the new bank notes for their selfish vote-buying plans ahead of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election.
“The PDP, therefore, alerts the security agencies and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, of this nefarious activity by APC leaders, which is bringing untold hardship to Nigerians.
“Our party demands an immediate action to stop APC in this criminal act as well as to recover the money and make the new Naira notes available to the public.
The PDP however calls on Nigerians to be more cautious and never allow their conscience to be bought by the APC and avoid being subjected to “another harrowing tenure of killings, violence, kidnapping, and economic hardship that have become the hallmark of the APC administration in the last seven and half years.”
Mr. Ologunagba, the PDP NPS in any case, encouraged Nigerians to remain calm and vote for PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who, on his words “has demonstrated the integrity, honesty, capacity, experience and readiness to get the system to work for the good of all immediately he assumes office, come May 29, 2023.”
Reacting, APC debunks claims, calls PDP a party of looters.
The leadership of the APC, responding to the PDP challenge said, making up “senseless allegations” cannot guarantee the PDP winning the election.
In a statement released by the Director, Media and Publicity, Mr. Bayo Onanuga challenged the PDP to provide evidence to back up its allegations with evidence stressing that it was not enough to dish out cock and bull stories in the name of press releases.
The statement reads:
“Let them provide the evidence if they uncovered such. It is not enough to dish out cock and bull stories in the name of press releases. Making senseless allegations every passing day, which has become the hallmark of PDP campaign is not how to win election.
“Nigerians cannot be deceived by a party of looters. Nigerians can’t forget a party of people that looted over $2 billion dollars meant for arms procurement, when Boko Haram was killing our citizens and almost took over three states in the north east.
“We challenge PDP to bring out any evidence of their latest allegation otherwise the party of looters should hide its ugly face in perpetual shame.” Onanuga said.
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