The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to a petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) received over bullion vans seen ente
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to a petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) received over bullion vans seen entering and exiting the premises of former Governor of Lagos and the Party’s chieftain, Bola Tinubu during the 2019 Presidential election.
Recall that the anti-graft agency was petitioned by some activists led by Dei Adeyanju, the convener of Concerned Nigerians, to investigate Tinubu over the source of money allegedly conveyed in bullion vans to his residence.
Submitting the petition to EFCC on Friday October 25, , Deji Adeyanju said; “To the best of our knowledge, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a private citizen who ordinarily should not be seen with a convoy of Bullion Vans. The commission would recall that it was reported all over the news that Bullion Vans allegedly containing an undisclosed amount of cash were seen entering the home of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State on the eve of Nigeria’s presidential elections. Tinubu himself admitted to this fact while responding to questions by journalists.
“What are Bullion Vans doing in the house of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu? Who owns the content, believed to be cash in the Bullion Vans that were seen entering the house of Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the eve of Nigerian presidential elections? Has the commission, based on its core mandates, investigated the source of the Bullion Vans? We cannot as a nation have two separate rules for fighting corruption, one for those opposed to the ruling party and another for supporters of the government.”
However the Lagos state chapter of the APC rubbished the claim, daring those behind the allegation to come up with proof that Tinubu had stolen any money.
“Let them come up with the proof. The man is a private citizen and he has been out of government for the past 12 years. If he has decided to spend his money on his party, how is that a problem? Let them come up with a proof that somebody’s money is missing” Spokesperson of the party in Lagos State, Abiodun Salami said.
Similarly, the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) reacting to the petition told Nigerians not to expect Bola Tinubu’s prosecution by the EFCC. The President General of AYCF, Yerima Shettima who spoke on behalf of the group said nothing will come out of the investigation because he is an APC member.
“It’s an allegation and all Tinubu needs is to come forward and make clarifications and I just hope that the so-called institution which is the EFCC would do the necessary thing by looking into the issue.
“There is nothing wrong if there is an allegation and somebody is petitioned and there is nothing wrong in Tinubu coming out to make clarifications, there is nothing extraordinary in this matter and I see nothing coming out from this petition especially coming from the quarter it’s coming from. Our position on this issue is that even if you are an APC member, nothing will come out of this issue but if you are an enemy, not part of them, then certainly something will come out of it” Shettima said.
