Former Foreign Affairs Minister Chief Tom Ikimi has been spitting fire since he left the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after he lost out in the opposition party’s national convention held last year.
Edo-born Ikimi claims that the APC Presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) ousted former President Shehu Shagari’s democratically-elected government in 1983 because Buhari was indicted by a probe panel, led by Justice Ayo Irikefe, over a missing 2.8 billion dollars of oil money, Daily Post reports.
Ikimi was said to have made the claim this past weekend during a rally organised by the PDP in his hometown, Igueben, Edo State. Ikimi also accused the former Governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of planning to impose a Muslim-Muslim government on Nigeria, with himself as Vice-President, saying the nomination of Yemi Osinbajo was just a fluke, and that Tinubu’s plan is still on course.
He said: “When you talk of corruption, you can only know someone who is corrupt by what appointment you give him.
“He was Minister of Petroleum and before 1993, they smuggled 2.8 billion dollars, which was in our MidWest Bank in England and put it in a notorious bank known as BCTI.
“By the time it was discovered, that money has yielded an interest of over 400 million dollars. Up till now, nobody knows where that interest money is.
“They instituted a panel headed by High Court Judge, Ayo Irikefe. The Irikefe panel came out with a White Paper that indicted this man; he quickly made a coup to bring down the government. That was the reason for the 1983 coup that brought down Shagari government
“Some even say they want to see the paper for the 20 million dollar. I want to see the paper for the 2.8 billion dollars for the 1983. Therefore, what is good for the goose is good for the gander
“They say Buhari is there because they claim he is Mr. Integrity. Is there any integrity without having any certificate, is there any integrity in not going to school, is there any integrity in lying about your qualification?
“General Buhari is now 73 years old, Jonathan is just over 50; Jonathan can access the internet, Jonathan is IT complainant, Jonathan is young, Jonathan is within this new generation. That is what we are talking about”.
According to Tribune Newspaper, Ikimi said, “Osinbajo does not need to write a letter of resignation. If he asked him to withdraw, he will just do so.
“So, the process is all the same. Whether with letter of resignation or no letter of resignation, the Muslim/Muslim agenda is still on course,” He concluded.
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Chief Tom Ikimi has been spitting fire since he left the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after he lost out in the opposition party’s national convention held last year.
Edo-born Ikimi claims that the APC Presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) ousted former President Shehu Shagari’s democratically-elected government in 1983 because Buhari was indicted by a probe panel, led by Justice Ayo Irikefe, over a missing 2.8 billion dollars of oil money, Daily Post reports.
Ikimi was said to have made the claim this past weekend during a rally organised by the PDP in his hometown, Igueben, Edo State. Ikimi also accused the former Governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of planning to impose a Muslim-Muslim government on Nigeria, with himself as Vice-President, saying the nomination of Yemi Osinbajo was just a fluke, and that Tinubu’s plan is still on course.
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He said: “When you talk of corruption, you can only know someone who is corrupt by what appointment you give him.
“He was Minister of Petroleum and before 1993, they smuggled 2.8 billion dollars, which was in our MidWest Bank in England and put it in a notorious bank known as BCTI.
“By the time it was discovered, that money has yielded an interest of over 400 million dollars. Up till now, nobody knows where that interest money is.
“They instituted a panel headed by High Court Judge, Ayo Irikefe. The Irikefe panel came out with a White Paper that indicted this man; he quickly made a coup to bring down the government. That was the reason for the 1983 coup that brought down Shagari government
“Some even say they want to see the paper for the 20 million dollar. I want to see the paper for the 2.8 billion dollars for the 1983. Therefore, what is good for the goose is good for the gander
“They say Buhari is there because they claim he is Mr. Integrity. Is there any integrity without having any certificate, is there any integrity in not going to school, is there any integrity in lying about your qualification?
“General Buhari is now 73 years old, Jonathan is just over 50; Jonathan can access the internet, Jonathan is IT complainant, Jonathan is young, Jonathan is within this new generation. That is what we are talking about”.
According to Tribune Newspaper, Ikimi said, “Osinbajo does not need to write a letter of resignation. If he asked him to withdraw, he will just do so.
“So, the process is all the same. Whether with letter of resignation or no letter of resignation, the Muslim/Muslim agenda is still on course,” He concluded.
It will be recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan three months ago boasted that Edo State will fall to the PDP because Ikimi had left the APC.
It will be recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan three months ago boasted that Edo State will fall to the PDP because Ikimi had left the APC.
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