{"id":173623,"date":"2025-08-12T10:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/apc-using-efcc-to-silence-opposition-in-sokoto"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:00:12","slug":"apc-using-efcc-to-silence-opposition-in-sokoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-using-efcc-to-silence-opposition-in-sokoto","title":{"rendered":"APC Using EFCC to Silence Opposition in Sokoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Sokoto State has condemned the arrest of former governor and serving senator, Aminu Tambuwal, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.<\/p>\n<p>Tambuwal, who governed Sokoto State for eight years and is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, was taken into EFCC custody on Monday over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals amounting to N189 billion.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Tuesday, the party\u2019s Publicity Secretary, Hassan Sanyinnawal, described the arrest as politically motivated and aimed at silencing the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The PDP accused the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of using the anti-graft agency to intimidate political opponents while ignoring corruption allegations against its own members.<\/p>\n<p>It called on its supporters to remain calm and urged anti-graft agencies to act impartially.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Sokoto State has condemned the arrest of former governor and serving senator, Aminu Tambuwal, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. 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