APC, Presidency In Panic Mode Over Atiku – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in panic mode, over the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as PDP presidential candidate.
The PDP national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, while reacting to what it called several comments and personal attacks by the Minister of Information and Culture , Alhaji Lai Mohammed as well as other officials of the Buhari’s Presidency against Atiku.
The party spokesman said it is understandable that President Muhammadu Buhari is afraid to face a popular candidate in any elections due to his incompetence.
He added that as much as the PDP remains committed to issue-based campaign ahead of 2019 elections, “we will not by any means tolerate further lies and fabrications from the Buhari Presidency, particularly from agents who have no ethical substance to make allegations against any Nigerian.”
Addressing a press conference yesterday in Abuja, Ologbondiyan said “Since, the successful conduct of our Presidential primary and the popular emergence of Atiku Abubakar, the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have become intimidated; gone into panic mode and ignobly resorted to trading on rumour and spurious allegations, having failed in their evil machination to scuttle our Presidential primary abinitio.
“The PDP is aware of how the unnerved and intimidated Buhari Presidency has unleashed its officials, spin doctors and hack writers with billions of naira, siphoned from our national treasury, to fabricate lies, spurious allegations and smear campaign against our Presidential candidate.
“While it is understandable that President Muhammadu Buhari is discomfited and afraid to face a popular candidate in any elections due to his incompetence, for which Nigerians earnestly seek his replacement, engaging in smear campaign, as a means of survival, is completely reprehensible and cowardly.
“President Buhari and the APC, in their desperation, should not attempt to confuse personal economic prosperity that comes from hardwork, as in the case of Atiku Abubakar, with corrupt enrichment. That President Buhari failed in leading a successful personal economic life does not mean that others cannot succeed without being corrupt.
“Furthermore, unlike President Buhari, who has failed in managing both private and public enterprises; who also confessed his failure to successfully manage his own farm and has made no personal contribution to our national development, our Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is internationally known as a hardworking, resourceful, versatile and successful private entrepreneur, a vast employer of labour; an ingenious citizen, who has made immeasurable contribution to our national development both in public and private lives”.
“On a final note, the PDP counsels the Buhari Presidency and the APC to shed their resort to lies, falsehood and smear campaign and get prepared to face an inevitable crushing defeat, come 2019,” he said.
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