Former President of the Nigerian Senate Senator Bukola Saraki, has described the statement by the APC linking him to Hushpuppi as Irresponsible and Cheap politics.
The former Senate President said this in a statement made available by his Media Aid Yusuf Olaniyonu. The statement is titled, “Cyber Criminals: APC ‘s Statement Irresponsible”.
A statement today by the APC’s signed by its Deputy Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, had demanded a probe from the EFCC for some members of the Peoples Democratic Party including Saraki, over their alleged romance with Abbas.
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But Saraki in his statement explained that he had no form of association with the said suspect, otherwise known as Hushpuppi and neither did he know him in any way.
The statement reads:
“The statement credited to the APC, the ruling party in our country, is one of the ways by which our anti-graft agencies are weakened and why the fight against corruption in the country is often viewed with suspicion by the international community.
“This is because when these cyber-crime suspects were operating freely and openly displaying wealth, the APC saw nothing bad in their activities.
“Also, the party at that time did not deem it necessary to call on the anti-graft agencies to investigate their activities.
“Also, since the arrest of those cybercrime suspects and the subsequent damage to the image and the economy of Nigeria as well as the crisis it created for Nigerians engaged in lawful businesses across the world, the ruling party had been muted (sic).
“The only time the APC deemed it necessary to make a statement was when it thought it should play dirty, cheap and irresponsible politics.
“Dr. Saraki was the only political leader who has publicly made a statement through an Op-Ed article published in the Daily Trust newspaper of July 1, 2020 titled ‘Cyber Criminals: Confronting The Few Who Dent Many.’
“At this point, we call on the APC leadership to rein in the so-called Yekini Nabena and compel him to desist from making and circulating such malicious, odious and offensive claims.”
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