The governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in
Ekiti State, Prof. Kolapo Olusola,
has alleged that about $50 million of the recovered Abacha Loot was moved from Abuja in a chartered flight
through Akure Airport to Ekiti in two bullion vans.
We learnt
that the deputy governor also said, was meant to boost the chances of Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the All Progressives Congress (APC)governorship
candidate.
Lere Olayinka, the Director, Media and
Publicity of Kolapo Olusola Campaign Organisation, who raised the alarm
in Ado Ekiti yesterday said,
“We
called you here to intimate the public through your various media organisations
of the movement of huge cash by the Federal Government to Ekiti State for the
Saturday election.“Last
Saturday, two bullion vehicles were moved to the Akure Airport to evacuate cash
brought from Abuja by a chartered flight.
“The
flight landed when it was raining and all staff of the airport were barred from
going near the aircraft while the cash was evacuated into the two bullion
vehicles.“After
offloading the huge cash, the bullion van first moved to the Ondo State
Government House in Akure from where they left for Isan Ekiti, the hometown of
the APC governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.”
Olusola claimed that preliminary findings
indicated that N2.5 billion cash was transferred by the Kebbi State Government
to an account in UBA, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.
“It was withdrawn immediately and moved with a
private jet to Akure.
“Also, apart from the N2.5 billion, another
$50m (about N18 billion) was taking from the $321m recovered from the late
Abacha family.
“Our question is, how could a government that
claimed to be fighting corruption released billions of naira from the public
coffers for the governorship election of a single State? Where is their fight
against corruption?”
Olusola called on Nigerians to note this
wanton looting of public fund by the APC government to fund election of its
members.
“We must tell Fayemi and his APC that the
conscience of the people of Ekiti cannot be purchased and we call on the people
of Ekiti to resist the planned use of stolen fund to buy their votes of Saturday,”
he added.
Olusola also called the attention of the
public to alleged intimidation and harassment of PDP members by men of the
Department of State Services and policemen.
“Already, Akin Fakorede, an officer of the
Federal SARS, has been posted to Ekiti State, ostensibly to play the same
ignoble role that he played during the Rivers State election.
“Let me say it clearly that no amount of
intimidation will scare our people from the polling units where they will vote
for the PDP on Saturday.
“We have the people behind us and they are
more than ready to give our candidate their votes on Saturday.”
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