APC defends Tinubu's drug scandal, says US begs its presidential candidate in viral document

• APC has said its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, did not involve in drug trafficking in the US, nor was in convicted of a related crime
• Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson of the APC presidential campaign council, made the disclaimer while defending a viral document pointing an accusing finger at Tinubu
• Keyamo said the document indicated tax deducted that was supposed to have been removed by banks where Tinubu had made investments, and the US government actually begged him

Festus Keyamo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council spokesperson, has defended the viral document that linked Bola Tinubu to drug proceeds.

Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC, was allegedly linked to drug funds in a viral document that indicated he forfeited the funds to the United States government.

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But Keyamo, while defending the document on Channels Television on Wednesday, November 9, explained that the funds linked to Tinubu in the US were tax deductions and not drug proceeds as speculated.

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Keyamo's defense was shared on the Twitter page of the medium.

The APC chieftain went further to say that even the US government was begging the former governor of Lagos state in the document, citing the paragraph stating that Tinubu should not proceed with the case.

Here Keyamo's defense:

In the past few months, some members of the public have been raising questions concerning the background of the APC presidential candidate.

Some have accused the former two-term Lagos state governor of allegedly involving in drug trafficking in the United States, which has generated different reactions on social media.

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Keyamo shared the document on his Twitter page

Atiku, Kwankwaso, Or Obi: APC says only 1 candidate is contesting against Tinubu, rubbishes others

Legit.ng earlier reported that Hannatu Musawa, the deputy spokesperson of the APC presidential campaign council, said the party is only in the 2023 presidential race with Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate.

Musawa boasted that Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential flagbearer, would defeat Atiku with a landslide victory in the 2023 poll.

The APC chieftain maintained that the NNPP and the Labour Party were only in the race to benefit the system as they did not have a structure or political base.

Source: Legit.ng