Jonathan plotting to freeze Tinubu, Amaechi’s account — APC

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council on
Saturday condemned an alleged plot by the President Goodluck
Jonathan-led Peoples Democratic Party to cripple the campaign of the
party's presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd).
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director Media and
Publicity of the APC Presidential campaign, Mr. Garba Shehu, in Abuja.
He said the APC Presidential campaign condemned the plot by the
Jonathan-led ruling Peoples Democratic Party to clip the electoral
success wings of the opposition APC, through a proposed grounding of
aircraft and freezing of bank accounts belonging to stalwarts of the
party.
According to him, the plot to destabilise the APC and cripple its
flag-bearer, General Muhammadu Buhari, may be linked to the global
attention on its candidate's performance at the United kingdom's
Chatham House last Thursday.
The statement partly read: "The hint we gather from sources is that
the government, through its agents, is plotting to ground aircraft and
freeze bank accounts of APC stakeholders. But history has shown that
the forces of evil can never succeed against the zeal of men and women
of virtue and good deeds."
Shehu said information at APC's disposal had uncovered the plot by the
Jonathan administration to use the Aviation Ministry and the security
service to hound and clampdown members of the APC, by prospecting
obnoxious means to halt and slow down Buhari's popularity.
"There is also a plot to block or freeze the bank accounts of APC
chieftains like Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Rotimi Amaechi
(Director General of APC Presidential Campaign Organisation), and
other prominent leaders believed to be funding the General's campaign;
and availing him their aircrafts for electioneering purposes," Shehu
said.
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The APC Presidential campaign spokesperson recalled that private jets
conveying APC Governors, Amaechi of Rivers State and Adams Oshiomhole
of Edo State, were either prevented from taking-off or landing during
crucial political occasions, particularly during the Ekiti State
gubernatorial elections that "saw PDP's Ayodele Fayose defeating Dr
Kayode Fayemi, in a most controversial military-assisted contest now
known as Ekiti-gate Tape."
When contacted, the deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP,
Mr. Abdullahi Jalo said, he was not aware of any such plan and
challenged the APC to produce evidence if it had any.
He said, "The PDP will remain focused on its campaign for this
election. We will not be distracted by the opposition. If they have
evidence of any such plan they should make it public."
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