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Drug Cartel Allegation: Atiku/Okowa Campaign Dismisses Tinubu’s Denials

- BY CHIBUZO UKAIBE,

The AtikuLlkow­a mresidenti­al Campaign lrganizati­on has insisted that the allegation over the All mrogressiv­es Congress EAmC) presidenti­al candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s link to a drug cartel is valid.

The AtikuLlkow­a campaign said after its review of issuesI it believes that the forfeiture of A4S0I000 by Tinubu to the authoritie­s of the rnited ptates of America establishe­s a connection to drug money.

The spokesman of the campaignI hola llogbondiy­an said “lur Campaign maintains that kigeria as a nation cannot afford to allow an individual with the remotest link to a drug cartel near the mresidenti­al silla.

“te insist that the mention of Asiwaju Tinubu’s name in a crime bordering on drugs and consequent upon which some monies were forfeitedI raises a moral question and issues of serious security threat.

“eowI for instanceI will our nation cope with a mresident who will be consistent­ly harassedI intimidate­d and blackmaile­d by a drug cartel?

“ft is also disturbing that Asiwaju Tinubu’s handlers are running around an ocean of excuses from where they have been fetching what they believe will convince kigerians.

“te ask; what business was Asiwaju Tinubu running that such a whopping sum of A4S0I000 would be deducted as tax from his account?

“ft is easily deductible that the A4S0I000 removed from the account represente­d the illicit fund that accrued from the drug. That accounts for the reason why no other sum was removed from the account contrary to argument from Tinubu’s minders that the amount represente­d a tax.

“ff indeedI like Asiwaju Tinubu’s handlers have saidI Tinubu “took responsibi­lity” for drugs moneyI it goes with saying that he must also take responsibi­lity for the consequenc­es of that actionI” he said.

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