Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has vowed to get injunction for the arrest of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
In pursuit of that, Keyamo has petitioned anti graft agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences, ICPC, and the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, and urged them to arrest the PDP Presidential Candidate within 72 Hours on Corruption allegations.
Keyamo is demanding that the Chairmen of the anti graft agencies invite and arrest the former Vice President. Failure to act on his petition over alleged offences bothering on money laundering, criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation, conspiracy, and other offences against the code of conduct for public officials, he would proceed to the next step.
Keyamo noted that he was not writing the petition as a Politician, or as the spokesperson for the APC Presidential Candidate, but as a Legal Practitioner and as a former private prosecutor for the EFCC.
He said Nigerians are worried over the recent revelations by a whistleblower and ex-aide to Atiku, Michael Achimugu, which alleged that the former VP laundered money through some companies regarded as ‘Special Purpose Vehicles’, using trusted allies as Shareholders and Directors.
Keyamo said, “For about a week now, Nigerians have been in shock over the public revelations of a whistleblower, Mr. Michael Achimugu, who has provided the nation with evidence of letters of appointment by Atiku Abubakar, e-mails, documents, audio clips, sworn affidavit and his direct oral evidence as to how Atiku, who happens to be the Presidential Candidate of the PDP, during his tenure as Vice-President of Nigeria between 1999 and 2007, colluded with his then boss, ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, to fleece the country and steal public funds using what he termed as ‘Special Purpose Vehicles.’
“Those SPVs were companies which Atiku admittedly registered upon assumption of office as the VP (with the approval of Obasanjo) using “trusted allies” as shareholders and directors.
“The purpose was to divert government contracts to these companies as “consultants” and then pay monies into these companies and use those monies to fund the PDP, their private businesses and family activities.”
Attaching certified true copies of the affidavit sworn to and released to the public by the whistleblower, Achimugu, Keyamo asked the Agencies to act urgently, not minding Atiku’s current position as a Presidential Candidate.
He noted that the matter was of great national interest, and made reference to the investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation into the allegation of misuse of private emails by Hillary Clinton when she was Secretary of State, during the 2016 presidential election in the United States of America.
He added, “In fact, the case (Clinton’s) was referred to the Justice Department for likely prosecution few weeks to actual voting.
“I understand that the law enforcement agencies may be reluctant to act simply because of the perception of persecution of a presidential candidate that this may evoke.
“However, facts are sacred. The facts so far presented to the world clearly indicate that Atiku has a case to answer. In other climes when such serious allegations arose in the middle of campaigns, the law enforcement agencies acted decisively.
“Take further notice that if you fail, refuse and/or neglect to act, I shall be proceeding to court to compel you to act.”
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