The All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council has swiftly denied the recent claim that a whopping N400bn was recovered from the home of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, during a raid by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The campaign council is also calling for the arrest of the online publisher who circulated the false information, which has caused significant harm to the reputation of the party and its candidate.
It is worth noting that the EFCC also denied carrying out any raid on the residence of the former Lagos State governor, further proving the claim to be false. The news, which originated from an online platform, gained widespread attention on social media before being refuted by the anti-corruption agency on Sunday.
In a tweet via its Twitter handle, the spokesperson for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, urged Nigerians to disregard the fake news, which he described as malicious and defamatory. The Director of PCC Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, also released a statement condemning the story, which lacked crucial details of when, where, and how the alleged raid took place.
Onanuga applauded the EFCC for promptly dissociating itself from the false report and issuing a formal statement on the purported raid by its men. He also urged security agencies in the country to go after the owners of the rogue website that disseminated the fake news, which he says was designed to inflict harm on the party and its candidate.
“We want to warn Nigerians to be wary of every piece of news emanating from the site and its social media handles,” Onanuga said. “There will be many of such sites as some candidates become desperate to win at all costs, in fulfillment of some rogue and rigged opinion polls, shunning all decent norms and rules.”
It is clear that the dubious website was set up to spread false information and damage the reputation of the APC and its presidential candidate. The campaign council is determined to uncover the people behind the site and bring them to justice. As the political atmosphere continues to heat up in Nigeria, it is important for Nigerians to be vigilant and not to believe everything they read online.
In conclusion, the APC Campaign Council has denied the claim that N400bn was recovered from the home of Bola Tinubu during a raid by the EFCC. The false information was spread by a rogue website, and the party is calling for the arrest of the online publisher who disseminated the fake news. The EFCC has dissociated itself from the report, and the campaign council is urging Nigerians to be wary of fake news and malicious propaganda.
