The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has sajd that his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, will convert all federal government properties and assets in Lagos to his own if elected president.
In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Sunday, Atiku stated that Lagos State where Tinubu had been “ruling directly and indirectly” since 1999 had become his personal fiefdom and property.
Atiku said Tinubu is a character that deploys nefarious, crude and callous means to achieve his inordinate ambition.
The statement was in reaction to Tinubu’s claim in a number of his rallies that Atiku sold off government properties and diverted the proceeds.
Atiku noted that Tinubu in an interview with The News Magazine some 10 years ago, said he returned to Nigeria after the June 12 struggle with nothing.
According to the former vice president, while in office, Tinubu allocated to himself the former Strabag yard beside the Lagos State Secretariat at Alausa, Ikeja which has now been converted to the Ikeja City Mall.
“If Tinubu becomes president, he will take ownership of the federal secretariat, Ikoyi; the Tafawa Balewa Square and every other federal property in Ikoyi to the detriment of Nigeria.
“Already, his wife is a senator, his daughter is market woman leader and she extorts levies from traders across the state. His sister-in-law is a commissioner; his son enjoys advertisement monopoly in Lagos.
“His godson, MC Oluomo, is the transport kingpin who extorts billions of naira monthly from bus drivers. If Tinubu takes over as president, the entire country will become the property of his family. Nigerians will become second class citizens in their own country,” he added.
Atiku said it was curious that Tinubu had continued to divert state owned properties despite the huge housing deficit in Lagos State which is one of the highest in the world.
“The World Bank says two out of every three Lagosians live in a slum. But how can Lagos tackle its housing deficit when its godfather has been diverting properties that could have been used in constructing affordable homes?
“In just four years, Lateef Jakande built over 30,000 housing units. Jakande lived in Ilupeju all his life. Can the same be said of the self-acclaimed architect of modern Lagos who has spent more time allocating properties to himself and his family?” he queried.
Also, the Director of Communications, PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Dele Momodu, has expressed confidence over the party’s victory at the forthcoming general election, stating that the party would record a resounding success especially at the presidential polls.
Discussion about this post