Apologise To Atiku, AC Urges Obasanjo

The Action Congress (AC) in Rivers State has called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to apologise to former Vice President Abubakar Atiku over the allegation of bribery scandal involving a United State Congressman, William Jefferson.

In a statement sent on line to all media houses and signed by the party’s chairman, Hon Suage Alexander Badey, explained that the apology has become necessary now that Alhaji Abubakar Atiku has been exonerated in the congressman, William Jefferson conviction on a 11 count charge of bribery and corruption, by Federal jury in United States.

Hon Badey said the party’s position has always been made clear that their leader could never be involved in any dastardly act that would call to question his integrity.

He described the role played by former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the bribery scandal to have caused two years of torment, torture, insult and threat on their party leader at the hand of EFCC erstwhile chairman, Mallam Ribadu and PDP chieftains.

In his words: “It is still fresh in the minds of Nigerians how the Jefferson’s case was used as a ploy to truncate Alhaji Abubakar Atiku’s bid to run as PDP Presidential Flagbearer in the general election in Nigeria”.

Therefore, he said, for denying Nigerians the Presidency of Atiku Abubakar, the party demand an unreserved apology from Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, PDP, and EFCC.

To their National leader, the party in Rivers State identify with his position that the verdict of the Federal jury in the United State has brought to light one of the biggest conspiracies in Nigerian political history.

Noting that, “It is now clear that, the plot was hatched at the highest level of government in collusion with certain foreign elements to draw back the greatness and future progress of our great country”.

The chieftain reiterated the party’s resolve to continue to give the people of Rivers State the need and direction to free them from the legacy of the misfortune of former governor Peter Odili’s eight years in office.

He commended Governor Chibuike Amaechi with the support of their leader, Prince Tonye Princewill to right the wrong of all the anomalies.