PDP Condemns Alleged Freezing Of Obi’s Accounts By Buhari Govt

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the freezing of all accounts belonging to the PDP Vice presidential candidate, Peter Obi, his wife, family members and their businesses allegedly by agencies of the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

The Director, Media and Publicity, PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Saturday, said it was shocking that Buhari would allegedly continue to condone the looting of Nigeria’s treasury by his party leaders and the cabal in his Presidency, only to be using government agencies to attempt to blackmail the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Obi, whose reputation,  according to him, stood clear before all Nigerians.

He said Aisha, wife of the president, had alerted the nation over the looting of public funds by the All Progressives Congress’ leaders and the cabal in the presidency.

Ologbondiyan said, “It is ludicrous that President Buhari would continue to condone the looting of our treasuries by his party leaders and the cabal in his Presidency, which even, the First Lady had alluded to, only to be using government agencies to attempt to blackmail our presidential and vice presidential candidates whose reputation stands clear before all Nigerians.

“Since his nomination, Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation has also continued to receive all manner of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and those of his wife and children.

“Otherwise, why is the Presidency on a wild goose chase in investigating Peter Obi, who left office as governor of Anambra State five years ago with a nationally acclaimed clean record, intact reputation for frugality, transparency, zero tolerance for corruption and leaving behind a huge saving of N75bn in cash and investment; without owing any salaries, pensions, gratuities or even contractors for contracts executed.”

However, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, through its acting EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade denied the freezing of Obi’s bank accounts.