Politics
PDP vs APC : Opposition Party PDP Accused First Lady, Garba Shehu and Other of Benefiting from Devaluation of Naira Crisis ” Aisha Buhari, Garba Shehu and Other Bought Forex Dollar at N185 from CBN and Resold It At A Profit ”
It seems that politicians and the elite classes are benefiting from the devaluation of Naira against the dollar currency. Over the past few months, Nigeria currently Naira continues to bow down against the U.S. dollar and other major foreign currencies.
The official twitter handle of Nigeria opposition party Peoples Democratic Party, PDP claims that First Lady Aisha Buhari, Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to President Buhari, Garba Shehu, General Danbazzau and Abba Kyari all bought Forex dollar at N185 under the directive of CBN governor and later sold it above N350 that same day.
A Bureau De Change company linked with General Danbazzau got $6m forex from CBN at N185 and sold at N362. #CorruptionAndBuhari
— PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) March 26, 2016
First Lady Aisha Buhari got $22m forex from CBN on the instructions of Emefiele and the company sold at N362 same day. #CorruptionAndBuhari
— PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) March 26, 2016
FLASH: Garba Shehu got $800,000 forex at N185 from CBN on the instructions of Emefiele, CBN governor and sold at N350 on the same day.
— PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) March 26, 2016
Abba Kyari also got $400,000 at N185 and sold for N340.
— PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) March 26, 2016
However, Garba Shehu has responded back to the claims by PDP official twitter handle that he made Forex purchase of $800,000 from CBN.
He further says that he has launch a defamation suit against the person behind the PDP twitter handle if he finds out who they are.
2. Amounting to Eight Thousand Dollars (USD 8,000) sent to my daughter and nephews through UBA. This is verifiable.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) March 26, 2016
3. I’m not a FOREX trader. The day I choose to start trading in FOREX I will resign as a Presidential spokesman.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) March 26, 2016
4. If I know the coward and psychopath behind the official @PDPNigeria handle, I will launch a defamation suit against him/her.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) March 26, 2016
5. And I will claim money in millions as damages!
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) March 26, 2016
