BREAKING: Atiku Does Not Know Sanwo-Olu, The Governor Is Being Used For Cheap Propaganda By Tinubu

The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied any relationship between their principal and the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Speaking via a statement on Thursday, which was signed by Paul Ibe, Atiku’s media team said the former Vice President has never met Sanwo-Olu.

Naija News reports Ibe made the submission while debunking reports that Sanwo-Olu, through Ms Aisha Achimugu, made money available to Atiku in the build-up to the 2023 presidential elections.

However, Atiku described the allegation as part of a campaign of calumny and kingdergaten propaganda against him by President Bola Tinubu.

The statement added that the allegation is simply an attempt to discredit Atiku and advance the political interests of Tinubu.

“We at Atiku Media Office have taken note of reports in a section of the media that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu through Ms Aisha Achimugu made available to His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, Vice President of Nigeria, 1999-2007 money purportedly belonging to Lagos State. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is also credited with investigating the matter.

“Let it be known, that this is a blatant lie from the pit of hell; a contrived political hogwash, and a futile campaign of calumny aimed at advancing the political interests of President Bola A. Tinubu.

“It may interest Nigerians to note that the Waziri of Adamawa does not know Gov. Sanwo-Olu and indeed has never met him before.

“This piece of kindergarten propaganda is beneath the camp of Tinubu. How is it possible for an Atiku that does not know and had no connection with Sanwo-Olu to be having a transaction with him involving the exchange of money – let alone during the Presidential election of 2023 in which his boss was a contestant? To what end would that be?” the statement read.

Sanwo-Olu Has Fallen Out With Tinubu Camp

The statement added that Governor Sanwo-Olu is out of favour with some political power brokers and that the allegation against Atiku is part of an agenda to discredit the Lagos governor and downplay the coalition movement being put together by Atiku.

“We wish to, therefore, state emphatically and for the record that it is a political hatchet job aimed at providing a much-needed justification to jettison Governor Sanwo-Olu, who appears to have fallen out of favour with the “Bourdillon Cult.”

Indeed, their strategy is two-fold: get rid of Sanwo-Olu and to discredit the coalition being put together by the opposition political leaders, of which Atiku Abubakar is a key stakeholder.

To even underscore how poor the propaganda is, an unnamed Sanwo-Olu’s aide is quoted in the news story trashing his principal and adding fuel to the fire. Pray, who does that?” the statement added.

Call To EFCC

Ibe, in the statement, called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the matter diligently and make its findings public for all Nigerians.

“Since the EFCC has been dragged into the arena of politics and propaganda, we challenge the anti-corruption agency to make public the outcome of its alleged investigation.

“Finally, it is not just the President that is entitled to that information but the generality of the Nigerian public, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Presidential flag bearer in the 2023 election, Peter Obi.

“This voyage of misadventure and campaign of calumny against the person and reputation of Atiku Abubakar must be halted immediately and with alacrity too,” the statement concluded.