{"id":66546,"date":"2019-05-08T19:30:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=66546"},"modified":"2019-05-08T19:30:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:30:19","slug":"fresh-witch-hunt-no-harm-must-befall-saraki-others-pdp-cautions-fg-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-witch-hunt-no-harm-must-befall-saraki-others-pdp-cautions-fg-apc\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Witch-Hunt: No Harm Must Befall Saraki, Others, PDP Cautions FG, APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m-6331590753900416967\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemns the renewed harassment of<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">the Senate President and Director General of the Atiku Presidential<br \/>\nCampaign, Senator Bukola Saraki, by the All Progressives Congress<br \/>\n(APC)-led Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, &#8220;The PDP<br \/>\nexpresses concern that the APC-led Federal Government is now using the<br \/>\nEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to hound the Senate<br \/>\nPresident in a clear case of a political witch-hunt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The PDP alerts that the fresh siege against Senator Saraki is part of<br \/>\nthe larger plot for a renewed clamp-down on key opposition figures and<br \/>\nperceived political opponents of the APC administration, particularly,<br \/>\nto frustrate the determination to retrieve our stolen Presidential<br \/>\nmandate at the tribunal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The party says nothing else can explain the Federal Government\u2019s<br \/>\nobnoxious and distasteful resort to intimidation and evidence-fishing,<br \/>\njust to nail Senator Saraki at all costs, even when nothing<br \/>\nincriminating has been found in his stewardship as Governor of Kwara<br \/>\nstate, after several investigations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Federal Government is hounding Senator Saraki even after he has<br \/>\nbeen prosecuted but discharged and acquitted by the Supreme Court<br \/>\nafter the government failed to substantiate claims of false asset<br \/>\ndeclaration against him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The PDP holds that this renewed witch-hunt tailored against Senator<br \/>\nSaraki and perceived opposition leaders further confirms that the<br \/>\nBuhari Presidency and the APC have become frenetic over the<br \/>\noverwhelming evidence that our party will present at the Presidential<br \/>\nElection Petitions Tribunal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Moreover, our party already has information on how certain elements<br \/>\nin the APC have plotted to cash in on the new siege to harm key<br \/>\nleaders of our party, under a certain guise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The APC is called upon to note that Nigerians are already aware of<br \/>\nthe truth in all issues leading to this renewed harassment of the<br \/>\nSenate President. We insist that no harm must come to Senator Saraki<br \/>\nor any member of his family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The PDP, therefore, cautions the Federal Government to retrace its<br \/>\nsteps on this new plot against opposition leaders in our polity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/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 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemns the renewed harassment of the Senate President and Director General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign, Senator Bukola Saraki, by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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