Politics

You made money illegally – Buhari campaign team replies Atiku

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6 years ago

October 10, 2018

The Director of Media for the Buhari Campaign Organisation , Mr Festus Keyamo ( SAN ) , said Atiku made money through illegal means and cheating the system .Keyamo said this during an interview with one of our correspondents on Tuesday .

He said Atiku was running private businesses as a customs officer in contravention of public service rules.

The senior advocate said Atiku ’ s only successful business was Integrated Logistics Services Nigeria Limited , popularly known as INTEL .

Keyamo said , “ Firstly , the myth about Atiku ’ s business acumen is one of the biggest and fattest lies ever sold to Nigerians . He has never run a successful business . He only has one company , which is a cash cow through which he invests in other things and that company is known as INTELS .

“ He acquired shares in INTELS in 1982 when he was still a customs officer which was in clear violation of the code of conduct for public officers where he acquired shares in a company that had something to do with the customs and government.

“ The company is not run in a competitive manner but a monopolistic manner where all other persons are totally shut out . All governments in this country until now had been compromised by this company until now . ”

He said Atiku ’ s university ran on public funds . He challenged Atiku to prove that the money used in running the institution was not government ’ s own .

Keyamo said the achievements recorded by the Obasanjo / Atiku administration were not extraordinary .

He said the boom in the telecommunications sector occasioned by the introduction of the GSM during the Obasanjo / Atiku era was not peculiar to Nigeria but happened simultaneously in many African countries .

The Buhari campaign director added that the debt forgiveness of $ 18 bn under the Obasanjo was part of a mere G8 directive and was not limited to Nigeria .

Keyamo said although Buhari was not as rich as his opponent , the President had shown that he understood how to effectively run an economy .

The senior advocate added , “ He has managed an economy effectively even in the time of economic recession occasioned by a terrible crash in oil prices . Under him , foreign reserves increased ; he inspired investors to invest in critical infrastructure .

“ He refused to retrench workers . He also released the biggest money so far for capital projects . In 2016 , he released N 1 . 2 tn in capital releases and in 2017 they released N 1 . 5 tn despite an economic recession . ”