Obasanjo a hypocrite for lobbying US to withdraw Atiku’s entry ban ---APC

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(Nigeria)  The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC,  has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of being a hypocrite for lobbying the United States authorities to withdraw the ban reportedly placed on presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alh. Atiku Abubakar from allegedly entering the US.
APC acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yekini Nabena in a statement on Friday said,  "We have come across credible reports that former President Obasanjo has made moves to secure United States entry visa for the presidential candidate of the Peoples PDP, Alh. Abubakar, whose candidacy he endorsed on Thursday.
"It is learnt that the former President who during and after leaving office insisted on Atiku’s unsuitability to govern Nigeria, is lobbying US authorities to withdraw the ban reportedly placed on Atiku from entering the United States.
"Recall that the former president while in office had deployed enormous resources of the country on a global dragnet coordinated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in getting Atiku prosecuted for corrupt enrichment and money laundering.
"A report by the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, chaired by Senator Carl Levin reported that  Atiku used offshore companies to siphon millions of dollars to his fourth wife in the United States, Jennifer while still the vice president of Nigeria between 2000 and 2008.
"The report further stated that then President Bush had on the strength of his report, barred Atiku and other  politically exposed persons from being issued visa to the United States, a reason for which he has been unable to travel to the United States till date.
"Former President Obasanjo’s intervention in Alh. Atiku’s ban from the United States of America is evidence of Obasanjo’s legendary hypocrisy and self-serving interest in national affairs," the statement added.

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