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Atiku lied about his background, supply of wealth: Tinubu

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar

Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar

Because the 2023 elections draw close to, Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has labelled Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP), a liar who can’t clarify the supply of his wealth.

Mr Tinubu threw jab at Mr Abubakar whereas addressing North-West Muslim leaders in Kano on Tuesday.

He asserted that Mr Abubakar’s rationalization on how he turned rich was inconsistent with the foundations that guided the Civil Service, the place Mr Abubakar labored earlier than retiring. 

“They requested one in all them. How did you get wealthy? He stated he was doing transportation and motorcar enterprise. He had forgotten that civil service (sic), you can’t do another factor in case you are a customized officer however farm. Who’s mendacity to who? Who’s contradicting who?” Mr Tinubu queried mockingly to the delight of his supporters who cheered him on on the occasion.

Mr Abubakar, the PDP presidential flag bearer, labored on the Nigeria Customs Service for 20 years till he retired in 1989 as a deputy director to affix politics.

Mr Tinubu himself has confronted widespread criticisms over conflicting narratives in regards to the supply of his stupendous wealth, which continues to vary with each new interview.

The previous Lagos governor had all the time claimed that bonuses from his job as a mid-level official at accounting agency Deloitte made him rich.

Nonetheless, in his most up-to-date assertion, he claimed that he turned rich after inheriting real estate properties.

In 2020, Peoples Gazette printed a collection of economic paperwork that confirmed how Mr Tinubu was stealing to counterpoint himself through questionable tax administration in Lagos State.

Each Mr Tinubu and Mr Abubakar, whose sources of wealth seem questionable, are sturdy contenders in subsequent month’s elections.

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