{"id":101251,"date":"2022-11-12T20:09:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T19:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=101251"},"modified":"2022-11-12T20:09:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T19:09:52","slug":"drug-trafficking-allegations-inec-not-investigating-tinubu-says-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/drug-trafficking-allegations-inec-not-investigating-tinubu-says-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Trafficking Allegations: INEC not \u2018investigating\u2019 Tinubu, says Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has denied authoring a statement on allegations of drug trafficking made against the ruling All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe said statement had quoted INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye as saying the commission was in talks with United States authorities to get more details on the allegation with a view to determining whether the APC standard bearer may have violated relevant provisions of the Electoral Law 2022 (as amended).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">However, Okoye in a statement advised the public to discountenance the fake statement.<\/p>\n<p>He said; \u201cA Press Release purported to have been issued by the Commission has been trending online since yesterday Friday 11th November 2022. It claims that the Commission has commenced investigation into a case of criminal forfeiture against one of the Presidential candidates in the forthcoming General Election and is liaising with a Court in the United States of America in pursuit of same to determine possible violation of our guidelines or the Electoral Act 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to state categorically that the said Press Release did not emanate from the Commission nor is it pursuing the purported course of action. It is the handiwork of mischief makers and utterly fake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPress Releases from the Commission are uploaded to the INEC Press Corps platform and simultaneously disseminated through our website and official social media handles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public is advised to ignore the Press Release\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Fake statement<\/p>\n<p>The fake statement which went viral on Saturday evening was titled, \u201cCertified True Copy of Order of Criminal Forfeiture against APC Presidential Candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the United States\u201d and dated November 11, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>it reads; \u201cOur attention has been drawn to the recently released certified true copy of an order of criminal forfeiture granted against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressive Congress by the United States Court of Northern Illinois district dated 23rd July 1993.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe order borders on issues of criminal forfeiture of funds linked to narcotics smuggling conspiracy and money laundering. We are currently liaising with the Northern Illinois District Court in order to establish more facts about the case before taking a decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are also studying the judgment in order to determine whether offences which contradict the INEC guidelines and Electoral Act 2022 has been committed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe endeavour to expedite the process and shall communicate the results of our findings together with our decision to the general public within ten working dates from today\u2019s date\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has denied authoring a statement on allegations of drug trafficking made against the ruling All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. 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