‘Presidency cannot investigate itself into innocence over PFIPC scandal’ – Atiku

Presidential campaigner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Presidency of attempting to wide itself implicit the alleged fake Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) scandal.

Atiku said the Presidency could not trust connected the interim study of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arsenic impervious of its innocence.

He argued that the study raised questions astir however the alleged fraud was allowed to run wrong authorities offices.

He made the presumption known successful a connection issued by his Senior Special Assistant connected Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu.

Atiku said the ICPC study reportedly identified cases of negligence and alleged connivance by nationalist officers successful authorities processes that allowed the fake bureau to operate.

According to him, the allegations went beyond the activities of 1 person, arsenic the fishy was alleged to person forged a statesmanlike assignment letter, created a fictitious national agency, utilized authorities offices and opened slope accounts with forged legi...