{"id":26926,"date":"2020-07-04T13:42:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T13:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=26926"},"modified":"2020-07-04T13:42:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T13:42:22","slug":"probe-atiku-saraki-dino-melaye-over-links-with-hushpuppi-apc-tells-efcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/probe-atiku-saraki-dino-melaye-over-links-with-hushpuppi-apc-tells-efcc","title":{"rendered":"Probe Atiku, Saraki, Dino Melaye over links with Hushpuppi \u2013 APC tells EFCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday called for the probe of some Peoples Democratic Party leaders over their links to arrested fraudster Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi.<\/p>\n<p>APC\u2019s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena said Atiku Abubakar, former PDP\u2019s Presidential candidate, Bukola Saraki; ex-Senate President and PDP National Leader, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and ex-Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye should be probed over their association with Hushpuppi.<\/p>\n<p>Nabena recalled that the PDP chieftains had met with the alleged fraudster in Dubai, prior to the 109 presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement he signed, Nabena urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to investigate the connection between PDP chieftains and Hushpuppi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday called for the probe of some Peoples Democratic Party leaders over their links to arrested fraudster Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi. 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