Presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar has urged the Federal Government to show evidence that he benefited from slush funds which ultimately led to the downfall of Bank PHB.
Recall that earlier, minister of Culture and Information, Lai Mohammed had said that the Government is in possession of evidence linking Atiku to a N156m slush funds.
He had said that upon Atiku’s return, he would be grilled by the government over those funds.
Atiku, however, in a statement by his Special Assistant Mr. Phrank Shaibu, said that he is innocent and that it was disgusting that such a tactic is being used against him.
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“It is disgusting to continue to spin allegations of corruption against me by people who have failed to come forward with a single shred of evidence of my misconduct while in office.” Atiku said in the statement.
“They just suddenly woke up to the reality that, their lies about Atiku being corrupt can no longer hold? I challenge the federal government to come up with evidence that I benefitted from N156 million slush funds through Claremont Management Services Account on 13th January, 2009 as well as the collapse of Bank PHB as they have alleged.
“It is instructive to note that the same Bank PHB is now Keystone Bank, which was said to have been acquired by Buhari’s cronies through AMCON last year,”