…Former VP expresses concern over banking information
CITIZENS COMPASS— An unknown payment has reportedly landed into the private bank account of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar raising concerns from various quarters.
Atiku on Friday, expressed concern about the confidentiality of his banking information.
The mysterious payment was disclosed in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu.
According to the statement, the payment came from someone unknown to Atiku, with the transaction carrying the description, “Contribution Electioneering Campaign.
“Neither His Excellency nor his campaign solicited, authorised or has any knowledge of the individual or entity behind the unauthorised payment.
“The account is a strictly private one whose details are not in the public domain. This raises a fundamental question: How did unknown persons obtain the confidential banking details of a private citizen?
If the private banking information of a former Vice President and a leading presidential candidate can be accessed and deployed for reasons yet unknown then no Nigerian’s financial privacy is safe.
Even more disturbing is the suspicion that such confidential information may have been obtained through persons with privileged access.
If established, this would amount to a grave abuse of power capable of exposing the account holder to kidnappers, terrorists, bandits, fraudsters and other criminal elements.
We therefore put the Nigerian public — and the security agencies — on notice about this latest incident in a litany of suspicious activities leading up to next year’s general elections,” he said.
As political activities gather momentum, Nigerians should not be distracted by these tired tactics that smack of character assassination.
Such desperate antics have failed before and will fail again.
The Waziri Adamawa remains focused on offering Nigerians credible leadership and practical solutions to the nation’s challenges.
The former Vice President is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
