By Omeiza Ajayi
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has given President Bola Tinubu a seven-day ultimatum to order a transparent, comprehensive and independent investigation into the scandal rocking the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council PFIPC, warning that failure to do so would deepen public suspicion that powerful interests in government benefited from the alleged fraud.
Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the former vice president said the controversy had moved beyond ordinary forgery allegations into a full-blown crisis of institutional credibility, and that many Nigerians seeking public sector appointments may have been duped through a racket that enjoyed official protection.
Atiku said the explanation offered by the Presidency through Bayo Onanuga did not add up and had left more questions than answers, questioning how one man could allegedly create an office for himself, secure office space within a government facility, meet with foreign embassy delegations, pay courtesy visits to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, and process staff salaries through official channels without the knowledge of anyone in government.
