The Presidency, however, described as “rubbish” the PDP allegation, saying the party was suffering from “socio-emotional distress.”
In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, the Presidency noted that the PDP thought “all governments in the world run on the basis of free-wheeling looting as they did their (PDP’s government) own.”
It said, “It is on record that the Buhari administration paid about $490m for a dozen Super Tucano fighter aircraft in a direct, government-to-government (no contractors or commission agents) transaction with government of the United States.
“Other military procurement has been made. Balance of expenditure stands at about $880m.”
The Presidency alleged that since the PDP spent defence procurement funds on the 2015 general elections, the thinking was that the APC and Buhari did the same thing in 2019.
“The PDP spent defence procurement funds on their failed 2015 political campaigns as proven in court. That is not to say every succeeding government, more so one led by a Buhari, will do the same,” it said.
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