Presidency Defends Tinubu Over Election’s Bullion Van Saga

The presidency has responded in defense of the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress APC, Asiwaju Tinubu’s Bullion Van saga that occurred during the last presidential election.

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Prof . Itse Sagay, responded to the call for the probe of the Tinubu’s Bullion Van saga.

It could be recalled that human right activists have been calling for the probe of the Bullion Van saga that occurred during the eve of the presidential election.

The presidency in its reaction noted that Asiwaju Tinubu was a legitimate rich man and as such there was no need for an investigation.

Sagay in the defence of Tinubu stressed that the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress was known for helping politicians with his personal money.

Saygay said “Tinubu was already very rich before he became governor. He is not a man who became rich after he joined the government,” he told Daily Independent, Friday.

“He worked in the petroleum sector. I recalled that during the course of his fight with Abacha, he had to escape for his life in order to join so many other people like Anthony Enahoro, Wole Soyinka and many other pro-democracy activists.

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“Tinubu was the one funding quite a lot of the organisations and those staying abroad. So, he has always been a man of means.

“It will be ridiculous that having come back to the country, won’t he invest his money into various ventures? So, no one should be surprised that he is a rich man.

“All I know is that he is rich from his own hard work, investments and therefore, he should be given the benefit of the doubt instead of being subjected to the persecution which some people want him to be subjected to.”