By Myke Uzendu, Abuja
Following a statement credited the APC Vice Presidential candidate, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, at an event in Lagos, the opposition Peoples Democratic party stated that the ruling party is on the verge of disintegration and has nothing else to offer Nigerians in 2023.
The APC running mate had alleged that the PDP Presidential candidate, H.E Atiku Abubakar (GCON) cannot unite Nigeria when “he has not united his own political party”.
But the Presidential Campaign Council in a statement by its Director of Strategic Communications, Dele Momodu in a statement on Tuesday said that the “APC is in total disarray with prominent members of his party openly apologizing to Nigerians for the unmitigated disaster it has foisted on Nigeria since 2015. This is one of the reasons APC members have been migrating in droves to PDP”.
The party said that it took almost forever for APC to achieve the simple task of constituting its Presidential Campaign Council, due to the total lack of unity in their party.
“It is very obvious that APC has become completely rudderless and many self-respecting members are jumping ship and being recovered by PDP.
“How can these APC candidates ever unite Nigerians when they’ve shown open disdain for the democratic and voting rights of certain ethnic groups within their domains?
“Everything about APC and its candidates have been shrouded in secrecy and they are just unable to tell Nigerians the truth about anything. How can Nigerians be expected to place their faith in such mysterious characters?”
The campaign council dismissed the allegation by Shettima that Atiku Abubakar cannot be trusted with the economy of Nigeria.
“Nigerians would want to know what businesses the APC candidates have managed personally and successfully except living outlandishly on government booty and largesse”.
PDP said that Atiku started business as a teenager and served meritoriously as a government officer in the Customs where he assisted so many Igbo traders, according to available testimonies.
The party said that in Atiku’s private life, he remains one of the biggest employers of labour in Nigeria.
“He has brought jobs to Nigerians instead of shipping jobs out.
“How can APC be expected to guarantee the safety of lives and properties when right under the watch of Alhaji Shettima as Governor of Borno State, Boko Haram became an intractable menace and Nigeria is yet to fully recover till this day?”
Momodu said that PDP is extremely proud of the antecedents of former Vice President Atiku and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa adding that they are fully ready to recover Nigeria from the hands of the incompetent leaders.
