Government Bugged Our Phones - APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) accused the Nigerian authorities of having bugged the mobile phones of the party’s top MEMBERS.

Those allegedly listened are former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechih and senator Bukola Saraki; APC national chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and party’s national publicity secretaryLai Mohammed.

The major opposition party put a blame on the Federal Government and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Punch reports.

APC’s February 12 statement read:

The APC said this in a statement by Mohammed on Thursday.

“As the elections approach, we know the harassment and intimidation will be stepped up. We know our leaders, including the National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, former Governor Bola Tinubu, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Governor Timipre Sylva, Senator Bukola Saraki and National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, are under surveillance and their phones have been hacked.

“We are aware that several of them, especially the National Publicity Secretary, have been marked down for arrest in the days to come.

“We know there are evil plots to frame some of them on trumped-up charges. We know our lives are in danger. But these and more will not deter us from continuing to act in the national interest or from seeking to effect change through the ballot box.

“Yes, we are alerting Nigerians that if anything happens to us they should know where it is coming from, but for us there is no going back because we are resolute.”

The opposition also lamented over the recent siege by the security and police of Bola Tinubu’s and Garba Shehu’s residences. According to them, the government’s intimidation attempts are indicative of the PDP’s despair.

Regarding the postponed elections, the APC said:

“We are glad that instead of weakening the resolve and enthusiasm of Nigerians, the Presidency-orchestrated postponement has further galvanised them to be more determined not only to vote but also to defend their votes.”

The party has many times alleged that the current administration will try to intimidate them using Nigeria’s security adding that the process has already STARTED.