By G9ija
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has warned Nigerians not to fall victim to a scam being orchestrated in the guise of an empowerment scheme sponsored by himself and the party.
The Media Office of the former Vice President raised the alarm in a statement it issued in Abuja on Saturday.
The statement signed by the Media Adviser to Abubakar, Paul Ibe, noted that the so-called empowerment scheme did not emanate from his principal and the PDP Presidential Campaign Council.
The statement said: “It has come to our notice that some unscrupulous elements have devised a scheme to fleece the public through a fake empowerment scheme.
“It therefore becomes necessary to warn the public to be wary of any such scheme that is not communicated either through a properly advertised publication or through verified social media accounts of Atiku Abubakar or the Peoples Democratic Party.
“For the avoidance of any doubt, the Presidential Candidate of PDP nor his party is not a party to the fake empowerment scheme being bandied about in some social media channels.
“It is advised that the public should discountenance a request to participate in the phantom scheme.
“It will also be advised that security operatives should look into the source of the scam and bring the perpetrators to book.”
