The Nigerian government has come under attack over plans to probe the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar over alleged fraud after his visit to the US.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had said Abubakar would be investigated over his alleged role in the collapse of former Bank PHB.
Speaking with State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Mohammed disclosed that Atiku would be questioned when he returns from the United States, US.
Atiku visited the US for the first time in 13 years on Thursday, despite APC allegations that the former Vice President was running away from investigations by the US authorities.
Federal government’s plan to take Atiku to court over collapse of Bank PHB has stirred reactions from Nigerians online.
Some Nigerians accused the ruling party of being ‘desperate’ for bringing up such accusations against Atiku ahead of 2019 election.
Others queried why the case against Atiku was not brought up earlier before his trip to US and while he was a member of APC.
Here are some comments gathered by DAILY POST from Twitter:
@Bhadoosky “All this while Atiku has been in Nigeria why didn’t the government raise the N156 million Bank PHB allegation before he traveled to the U.S.A? Now you wonder why people think this administration is a joke.”
@ScorecardNG “They swore to Nigerians that Atiku can never go US because he is corrupt. Atiku conquered and when to US to demonstrate to Nigerians that he is the man, now they cooked up another in against him. APC is a crying baby in a shattered house. Buhari must go to Daura, Enough is enoug.”
@Wetin “Hope the president is aware about the questioning. Because he is never aware of how the country is been ruined.”
@Hahayatu “Irony is when Ahmed Kuru a former ED PSG of Bank PHB in whose tenure the bank collapsed is the MD of Amcon under Buhari, and they are saying Atiku collapsed the bank with N156M loan.”
@Sandraify “APC has lost focus, witch-hunt is now the order of their day.”
@booqee11 “APC is now so desperate. Anything to get atiku out of the way…just anything at all.”
@Henryobedgroup “Atiku is coming to answer for the collapse of Bank PHB; Was bank PHB a government bank? Was he in PHB management? Why didn’t you arrest him when he was sponsoring your campaign in 2013? APC seems to be becoming desperate.”
@EmmZeg “Please how did Bank PHB become FG problem all of a sudden? Is this the NextLevelNigeria move of APC. What a shameless government.”
@MommyAmara “APC or whoever it is in that coven causing this distractions should go to AMCON and ask for the letter written by NDIC to the MD of Bank Phb at the time, informing all that the bank’s assets and liabilities had been transferred to Keystone Bank. & whom’s family own the highest no.”
@KhennyJohnson1 “The same Bank PHB record (case) APC never saw when Atiku was right in their Party , only a fool will believe that Buhari and the APC are fighting corruption. Oshiomole has said it all that once u are in the APC, ur sins are forgiven..Association of Confused People.”
@IykeClement “The rate at which this shameless APC government are going they will soon allege God for their predicament. Please approach the court and stop crying Wolf when there is none.”
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