
2023: Atiku, Tinubu fight dirty in bid to succeed Buhari
…Tinubu’s name can’t be traced to CAC registration document – Atiku
…Nigerians can’t be fooled by Atiku’s sugar-coated promises – Tinubu
The presidential flagbearers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) – Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu respectively are not only campaigning across the country but have also resorted to digging into each other’s personal wealth. Both politicians, through their spokespersons, criticised each other on separate platforms during the weekend ahead of the 2023 general elections kickstarting with the presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25, 2022. Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu faulted Tinubu’s claims of inherited wealth and trading stocks to amass wealth by making a reference to Warren Buffet, one of the top richest billionaires in the United States during his recent BBC interview.
Shaibu said no company or document of Tinubu’s name can be traced to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registration, thus further revealing that his wealth is shady.
“To be clear, questions on Tinubu’s source of wealth did not start today. US authorities said Tinubu revealed in bank documents that he worked with Mobil Nigeria Limited in 1989 and his salary was just $2,400 and he had no other sources of income,” Shaibu said.
“But records from his First Heritage Bank account showed that in 1990 (just within one year), Tinubu deposited $661,000 into his individual money market account and in 1991 deposited $1,216,500
into the same money market account. Where did he get the money from?”
The former Vice President’s media aide explained how his principal made his wealth, saying, “On the other hand, Atiku Abubakar’s source of wealth has never been in doubt. The ones he has listed publicly include: NICOTES (now Intels) founded in 1989; Prodeco, 1996; Atiku Farms, 1982; and ABTI schools, 1992.
“Some of these companies like INTELS have had reputable Nigerians like the late General Shehu Yar’Adua and even traditional rulers on “Some of these companies like INTELS have had reputable Nigerians like the late General Shehu Yar’Adua and even traditional rulers on its board. We dare Tinubu to list his companies and source of wealth as Atiku has done.”