PDP Has No Links With Cambridge Analytica, Election Manipulation – Fani-Kayode

Former Media Director for Nigeria’s Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan Campaign on Sunday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no links with Cambridge Analytica and was not involved in hacking information during 2015 election.

Femi Fani-Kayode, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Programme, Sunday Politics, said the PDP during the 2015 Presidential election did not involve in digging into personal information of its opponents as claimed.

“As far as the presidential campaign organisation is concerned, we have absolutely no links whatsoever with this company or with anybody that seeks to do anything that is illegal or criminal or to undermine any government or anyone that wants to run for an electoral position in this country,” he said.

Cambridge Analytica, a UK-based company in a wake of controversies has earlier been accused of obtaining data of Facebook users for election manipulation.

A whistle-blower, who is an ex-employee of Cambridge Analytica had claimed that the firm interfered in Nigeria’s 2015 elections by hiring hackers to dig information about President Muhammadu Buhari who was a candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).

The whistle-blower in an interview with Guardian UK did not reveal the identity of the person who paid Cambridge Analytica for its services but described him as a Nigerian businessman who wanted to ensure former President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election.

Fani-Kayode who is a former Minister of Aviation said further that President Jonathan enjoyed a lot of goodwill from friends and therefore the name of the billionaire should rather be revealed than allegations thrown at the PDP.