The All
Progressives Congress , APC, has raised the alarm over plan by the Jonathan-led
federal government and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to arrest its
national leader, Bola Tinubu and other chieftains by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, ahead of next Saturday’s election.
According
to the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the
government also plans to freeze the accounts of companies, individuals and
organisations believed to be financing the party so as to cripple its
activities.
His words:
” Without
mincing words, we are aware that a RED ALERT alert has been sent to the EFCC to
arrest the National Leader of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC),
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on trumped-up charges anytime from now.
” In
addition, anyone who is suspected of being a financier of the APC is to be
arrested, all in efforts to decapitate the main opposition party which is
undoubtedly cruising to victory in the forthcoming elections.
“And as
part of the offensive against the APC in the days ahead, there is a plan to
freeze the accounts of companies, individuals and organisations believed to be
financing the party, with the ultimate objective of crippling the party so it
won’t be able to sustain its activities, like paying its agents on Election Day
and other logistics.
“I am sure
the question playing on your lips are: Why would anyone want to arrest APC
leaders at this time? What have they done to warrant their arrest?
Will there
still be a level playing ground for the elections if the main opposition party
is decimated just days to the polls?
“Well, we
can tell you that this planned arrest is orchestrated by the same people who
have sponsored a series of protests to the EFCC, on the basis of the same
documentary against Asiwaju which they also masterminded.
It may
sound like an intrigue, but that is exactly what it is.”
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