pdp looters funded buhari’s 2015 marketing campaign– senators, reps

by means of john ameh and leke baiyewu


peoples democratic birthday party individuals on the countrywide meeting have hit returned at president muhammadu buhari over his comment that looters could now not return to strength in 2019 .

the president, in a veiled connection with the pdp, become quoted to have made the announcement on thursday , at an interactive session with community leaders and stakeholders in kano .

he had stated , “folks that ruled nigeria without imaginative and prescient and looted the nation ’ s treasury are the equal people boasting that they will displace the apc authorities and return to workplace .

“ we will wait and see , if they assume nigerians are ignorant . they have the guts to claim their goal to reclaim office . ”

however the pdp caucus inside the house of representatives , on saturday , said that buhari become a chief beneficiary of funds allegedly looted by pdp leaders .

the deputy minority whip of the house , mrs. binta bello , who spoke for the caucus , summed up the views of the pdp, pronouncing that buhari have to as an alternative apologise to nigerians “ for being unable to fulfil his marketing campaign guarantees ”, rather than attacking the pdp .

bello , in an interview with sunday punch, recalled that during all his preceding outings before 2015 , buhari turned into not able to win the presidency due to the fact he never had a strong campaign .

she stated , “he (buhari ) has the proper to attack us and we have the right to criticise him too by using telling him the fact. that is the beauty of democracy .

“ the human beings he now calls looters were the same individuals who funded his marketing campaign in 2015 .

“ his marketing campaign in 2015 become distinct from his campaign in previous years. in 2015 , he had all the money to spend . the looters , who left the pdp , gave him the cash . why didn ’ t he reject it or inform nigerians how he raised the marketing campaign cash ?

“ permit’ s face the statistics , the president has failed in handing over his marketing campaign guarantees. where is the 2017 budget ? what can he boast to have finished in terms of implementing the finances ?
“ they can see that he is in energy and yet there is nothing to rejoice in phrases of fulfillment . pdp has achievements it is able to factor to . ”

on the senate , participants of the pdp caucus, along with principal officials of the chamber, said the ruling apc changed into now made up of these buhari referred to as looters .

they further stated the ex - pdp participants in the apc had continued the alleged looting in the contemporary management .

in his feedback, senator samuel anyanwu (imo - east) , described buhari ’ s comment as far from the fact.

he said , “how can he say our celebration is a party of looters ? what's taking place in apc now ? are they now not looting ? i don’ t accept as true with him . ”

also , senator mathew urhoghide disagreed with buhari . “ i don’ t consider the president due to the fact 80 in keeping with cent of the looters in the then pdp authorities are actually with the president in apc and are still looting and others are ready to loot, ” he said .

the minority whip, senator phillip aduda (fct), stated victory on the 2019 elections was “within the hands of god ” and not because the president boasted.

the deputy minority whip, senator abiodun olujimi (ekiti-south ), also brushed off buhari ’ s claim as fake .

she stated , “ is it not pdp that has populated apc ? he need to be talking about his own celebration ; he is speaking about apc that is populated via pdp those who ran away to get succour . ”

also , senator obinna ogba (ebonyi - imperative), stated the alleged corruption under the current administration is the cause why “ apc is losing everywhere now . ”

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