Buhari Denies Funding Clinton Campaign With $500 Million

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Friday, November 18th, 2016

By Niyi Adeyi

ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has berated speculation that he funded the campaign of defeated US Democratic candidate, Mrs. Hilary Clinton with the sum of $500 million.

Buhari’s SSA on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a post Friday on his FB account, hit back at the speculators, as he described the accusation as ‘’ the craziest’’.

‘’What is the craziest accusation made against President Buhari?’’, he posed.

‘’That he donated USD 500 million to Hillary’s campaign and that Donald Trump is angry. This has gone viral, sadly Nigerians are believing it!

‘’President Buhari’s Nigeria doesn’t have this kind of money to throw around. Even if the money is there, this President is the least likely person to give it as donation, and for what?

‘’As we speak, President Buhari is concluding agreements with the U.S. to return our stolen money in their banks’’ Shehu affirmed.

The senior Presidential aide added that the FGN account has already been given for the return of $1million from Alamisiegha.

Shehu also confirmed: ‘’Judgement on the USD 480 million Abacha loot has been won and our Attorney-General, Malami (SAN) will be in the US next week to speak to the Department of Justice, USDOJ on the next steps for the return of that as well’’