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PDP Threatens to Take Action Against Tinubu Over Forfeiture Saga

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to consider various options, including going to court, over the alleged $460,000 forfeiture saga involving the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. According to PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the APC candidate is ineligible to contest the 2023 presidential election following the forfeiture judgment by a United States Court in Northern Illinois. As a result, Ologunagba has called on Tinubu to withdraw from the presidential contest and apologize to the nation.

Key Takeaways:

  • The PDP is considering going to court over the alleged $460,000 forfeiture saga involving Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate.
  • Debo Ologunagba, PDP National Publicity Secretary, has stated that Tinubu is ineligible to contest the 2023 presidential election due to the forfeiture judgment by a United States Court in Northern Illinois.
  • The PDP has accused the APC presidential campaign of sponsoring fake news against its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
  • The APC campaign has threatened to confront and fight all libellous and defamatory publications against Tinubu.
  • The Labour Party (LP) has dismissed the allegations made by the APC as nonsensical and balderdash.
  • LP National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Oluwafemi, has challenged the APC to concentrate on its problems and apologize to Nigerians for bastardising the economy.
  • The PDP has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to succumb to alleged blackmail by the APC, but to remain focused in the discharge of its duties in line with the constitution of the country.
  • Debo Ologunagba has charged that the forfeiture judgment is a direct indictment of Tinubu and flies in the face of Section 137 (1) (d) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), which disqualifies him from contesting the presidential election.

Statistics:

  • $460,000: The amount forfeited by Tinubu's accounts in the United States Court in Northern Illinois.
  • 2023: The year of the presidential election in which Tinubu is ineligible to contest.
  • 1 (d): The subsection of Section 137 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) that disqualifies Tinubu from contesting the presidential election.
  • 1999: The year in which the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) was enacted.

Sources:

  • "PDP Threatens to Take Action Against Tinubu Over Forfeiture Saga" by The Nation (Source: The Nation)
  • "Tinubu's presidential ambition hit by US court ruling" by The Punch (Source: The Punch)
  • "PDP reacts to Tinubu's US court forfeiture ruling" by Vanguard (Source: Vanguard)
  • "APC Campaign Denies Forging INEC Letterhead, Signature" by Leadership (Source: Leadership)
  • "LP Condemns APC's Allegation Against Its National Chairman" by The Guardian (Source: The Guardian)

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