Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has demanded probe into the ownership of Etisalat Nigeria and Keystone Bank.
In a statement which Phrank Shaibu, one of his aides, issued on his behalf on Wednesday, Atiku said the call was necessary in view of reports that members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s family own substantial share in Etisalat Nigeria, estimated at $2 billion.
Shaibu challenged the authorities to dig deep into the allegations and make their findings public.
“The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called on the appropriate authorities to urgently institute a probe to unravel the hidden faces behind the new ownership structure of multi-billion naira telecoms giant, Etisalat Nigeria, as well as Keystone Bank,” the statement read.
“Atiku also expressed shock at reports from unimpeachable sources that the first family now plays big in the nation’s financial sector after acquiring mouthwatering shares in Keystone Bank with total assets of $1.916 billion (equivalent to N307.5 billion) as well as purchasing about ₦3 billion worth of shares in the new Pakistani Islamic Bank.
