Atiku Comes Under Attack For Alleged Defamatory Comments On Buhari, Buratai

Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)‘s Presidential Candidate has come under a fresh blast for his alleged attempt to taint the person and office of the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai.

Atiku had said Buratai was among 30 persons who were corrupt and working for President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET), who claimed that Atiku’s move to drag the Army Chief into partisan politics, was wrong, warned him against spreading rumours that are injurious or defamatory to others integrity.

Osaloni Gbemisola Osadua Esq, the Executive Director, made this known while addressing a press conference today.

He said, “The pressure he is under, from political barometric as of today, is beyond the realization that he is set to lose the presidential election when it holds in a few days from now, the pressure is coming from the appreciation that the result of the polls will permanently and conclusively retire him from politics.

“Rather than heralding a befitting end to an illustrious political career, this damning retirement would demystify Atiku Abubakar’s in the annals of Nigeria’s political history.

The PDP presidential candidate, in fairness to him having not been ever arraigned talk less of being convicted, goes around with the burden of corruption, heavy enough for himself to have acknowledged that allegations of corruption are the heaviest burden he has to carry in his failed quest to rule Nigeria.

“Even though he has now embarked on revisionism, Atiku Abubakar’s former boss, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, when he has prime contact with the PDP current candidate described him as the most corrupt Nigerian there was. We sympathize with him that he has to go around with this kind of tarnish.

“But it beats the imagination that this same Atiku Abubakar, irrespective of how desperate he has become in his bid to fend off an enforced retirement, is now wildly accusing other upstanding Nigerians of corruption.

Our initial thought was that overzealous aides went beyond their briefs to make such accusations on behalf of Atiku Abubakar but we have since learnt that he is in on the game after waiting a considerable time without him walking back the release of the list by one Phrank Shaibu, who is said to be his Special Assistant on Public Communications.

“With the names that made Atiku’s list of corrupt persons connected to President Muhammadu Buhari, even the electorates that will cast the losing votes for him should at this point begin to question the extent to which their choice candidate has succumbed to psychosis.

 The list confirmed that Atiku Abubakar’s desperation no longer has much to do about winning but is now the manifestation of a man that has become embittered by the prospect of losing to the extent that he maniacally wants to drag down everyone with him.

“First, the list went on to name the likes of Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Ayodele Oke, the suspended Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).

 This goes to show that Atiku is obsessed with finding allegations of corruption against President Buhari to the point where the PDP candidate continues to accuse him of being connected to the people he has sacked.

We also saw Bola Tinubu, former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the APC; Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari and other past and serving appointees making the list even when they have never been convicted by any court, save the circus of public opinion convened by Atikulooters.

“Most infuriating for Nigerians is Atiku Abubakar’s indiscretion in including names of patriots like Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, which is wrong on many levels.

“We consider it most unpatriotic to insult a man that is leading Nigerian troops against terrorist in this manner without substantiating the allegations of corruption against him.

 It is on record that the Code of Conduct Bureau has cleared him long ago and he has not been convicted by any law court. We have followed Buratai antecedents and know him as an honest and transparent man, who has conducted himself appropriately in office.


“It is ridiculous how the same candidate that was harping on the need for the military to be apolitical to now be the one trying to drag the Army into politics.

“The inclusion of a serving military chief in his phantom list is consistent with the errands that Atiku’s minions and urchins have been running on his behalf for several months now.

These errands, as have been reported, are meant to undermine the military and provoke a leadership change so that pro-coup-plot officers that are sympathetic to reversing Atiku’s unfolding political twilight will come into an office.

This is a brazen threat against our democracy and must not be received halfheartedly. Nigerians must rise up across party line to demand that Atiku contain whatever emotional fall out arising from his imminent loss to himself and not drag the country down with him.

“CESJET warns that attempts by desperate politicians to drag the Army as an institution into politics should be totally discarded as by well-meaning Nigerians will resist such plot using all permissible means.

“There is no law that precludes people from becoming insane by reason of emotional stress brought on by the glaring confirmation of loss at the polls.

What the Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) and indeed the entire Nigerians will not condone is when the insanity involves the patient going berserk and indiscriminately throwing muds at honorable citizens, whose weakest moments trump Atiku at his most pious.”

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has promise to create jobs for the youths and the entire population if given the opportunity to rule Nigeria.

Atiku, called on Ekiti people to vote for him as the presidential candidate of the PDP, urging them to defend their votes and do not allow the All Progressives Party, APC, to rig themselves into power in the next month general election.

He also promised standard and quality education for the people of Nigeria, saying through education he would provide job for the entire population, most especially for the youths of the country.

Atiku, who condemned the change mantra of the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying they promised change but they have turned Nigerians into joblessness and there is hunger in the land.

Atiku said: “in his next cabinet, the youth would have 40 percent of the entire position and the women will be given 30 percent of the position”

The PDP presidential candidate Aljahi Atiku Abubakar, made the remarks at his campaign in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital held at the state pavilion along new Iyin road.

Atiku called on the people that Nigerians must take back their country from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and in various states of the country to be PDP. He promised to builds interstates road among other federal government presence in the state.

In his message, the National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, warned the Independent National Electoral Commission , INEC, and the Inspector General of Police , IGP, Mr. Idris Ibrahim, not to plung the nation into unnecessary chaos by attempting to subvert the mandate of the people in the forthcoming general elections.

Secondus, who expressed optimism that his party would win the February 16 general election, noted that the reason why President Mohammadu Buhari has failed to fulfill his promises of job creation, fighting insecurity and surmounting the challenge of corruption is because he is too weak to rule a country as complex as Nigeria.

He, urged the people of Ekiti State and Nigerians as a whole to vote PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, saying: “Do you know why economy has collapsed?, do you know why hunger is in the land?, your President Buhari is a sleeping President, he has no energy that is why the economy has collapsed, we are coming with Atiku who has energy and can work 24 hours a day not the one that would work for three years.

This government of APC wants to rig election but we want to tell you that they cannot rig the coming elections because the world will focus on Nigeria. So we are going to win this election, look at Atiku, he is tested and trusted in public and private sectors, he is a man that can turn the economy around and he has the capacity for the job.

In his message at the rally, the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, urged the people especially the youths to vote Atiku because: ” he will give you jobs as he has given millions through his private business.

He said: “There is no story, youths you are the future we need, a leader has to make good his promises but Buhari promised you jobs, security and to fight corruption.

Atiku , “is a man who knows how to create jobs, secure the country and also fight corruption.”

Present at the rally, includes Mr. Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, Senator Biodun Olujimi, Amb. Dare Bejide, Dr. Sikiru Tae Lawal, former deputy governor and Prof. Kolapo Olusola, former deputy Governors of the state, Sen. Bode Ola, and PDP Governorship candidate in Ogun State, Hon. Oladijemi Adebutu.

Access Bank has finally acquired Diamond Bank.

Insiders told TheCable that the official announcement of the transaction will be made in the course of the week by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

The acquisition was midwifed by the CBN in a bid to further consolidate the banking industry.

Diamond Bank had last week announced its decision to drop its international operating licence to focus on national operations following capitalisation issues.

Uzoma Dozie, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer, confirmed the development in a statement released on Friday.

“With this approval, the bank will cease to operate as an international bank,” Dozie had said.

“The re-licensing as a national bank supports Diamond Bank’s objective of streamlining its operations to focus resources on the significant opportunities in the Nigerian retail banking market, and the economy as a whole.

“The move follows Diamond Bank’s decision to sell its international operations, which included the disposal of its West African Subsidiary in 2017 and Diamond Bank UK, the sale of which is currently in its final stages.

“The change to national bank status also enables the bank to maintain a lower minimum capital requirement of 10 per cent, as against 15 per cent required for international banks.”

The bank recorded its worst month on record in November with share plunging to 0.65k per unit

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http://dailypost.ng/2018/12/17/breaking-access-bank-finally-acquires-diamond-bank/