Atiku cannot explain the source of his wealth - Tinubu
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, said his PDP counterpart, Atiku Abubakar lied about the source of his wealth.
Tinubu labelled Atiku a liar who cannot explain the source of his wealth.
The APC presidential candidate threw a jab at Atiku while addressing North-West Muslim leaders in Kano on Tuesday.
He asserted that Atiku’s explanation of how he became wealthy was inconsistent with the rules that guided the Civil Service, where Mr Atiku worked before retiring.
“They asked one of them. How did you get rich? He said he was doing transportation and motor vehicle business. He had forgotten that in civil service (sic), you cannot do any other thing if you are a custom officer but a farm. Who is lying to who? Who is contradicting who?” Mr Tinubu queried mockingly to the delight of his supporters who cheered him on at the event.
Atiku, the PDP presidential flag bearer, worked at the Nigeria Customs Service for 20 years until he retired in 1989 as a deputy director to join politics.
Mr Tinubu himself has faced widespread criticisms over conflicting narratives about the source of his stupendous wealth, which continues to change with every new interview.
The former Lagos governor had always claimed that bonuses from his job as a mid-level official at the accounting firm Deloitte made him wealthy.
However, in his most recent assertion, he claimed that he became wealthy after inheriting real estate properties.
In 2020, the online newspaper, Peoples Gazette published a series of financial documents that showed how Mr Tinubu was stealing to enrich himself via questionable tax administration in Lagos State.
Both Mr Tinubu and Mr Abubakar, whose sources of wealth appear questionable, are strong contenders in next month’s elections.
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