Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has asked the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to investigate leading opposition leaders, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, over their comments on the allegation of forgery against President Bola Tinubu.
The party said the AGF should investigate Atiku, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Mr Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for a possible case of treason over comments made on Mr Tinubu’s academic records released by the Chicago State University (CSU).
Ajibola Bashiru, the national secretary of the APC, said this during an interview on Channels TV on Wednesday.
President Tinubu was the candidate of the APC in the 25 February presidential election. INEC declared the winner of the poll with Atiku, Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP coming second, third and fourth respectively.
Mr Bashiru, a former law lecturer and senator, said the comments by the duo constitute a prima facie case of treason that deserves to be looked into by the attorney general.
“I think they are descending into the arena and I think it is high time that the…
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