Dino Melaye, the Chief Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation, has chastised the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, for his recent controversial comments in London.
WITHIN NIGERIA previously reported that the former Governor of Lagos State was seen in a viral video instructing his campaign team on how to obtain power at any cost.
On Monday, the APC flagbearer spoke at the Chatham House in London about the 2023 election, the economy, security, and foreign policy.
Tinubu and his team were able to unwind from the event by attending a private dinner where he educated them on political power.
Political power, according to the APC candidate, is not served in a restaurant or ala carte, and one must be determined to obtain it at all costs.
He stated that if gaining political power requires fighting for it, one should snatch it, grab it, and run with it.
In a statement issued on Thursday in response to the remark, Melaye accused Tinubu of being desperate to become President by any means necessary.
Senator Melaye claimed that the APC presidential candidate intends to use electoral violence and other unconventional methods to gain power in 2023.
As a result, the PDP chieftain urged the international community, security agencies, and supporters of Nigerian democracy to do everything possible to thwart the plot to derail the upcoming elections.
The statement reads:
The desperation of Tinubu to be President of Nigeria at all cost, by all means, and by crook and hook, was eloquently evidenced in this his charge during his woeful outing in London.”
A man, who played dumb, when asked critical questions on governance, suddenly roared into vibrancy threatening to snatch power.
How else will power be snatched through the ballot box if not a resort to violence, electoral violation, and other unorthodox methods of grabbing power?
It is now very clear why Tinubu refused to sign the Peace Accord. The international community, security agencies, and lovers of Nigeria’s democratic advancement are invited to do all that is necessary to forestall the power ambush and electoral mines that Tinubu is planting.
Even in the days of military rule, a little persuasion was employed in political communication. Politicians, who truly want to serve will not insist on breaking the rules to ascend to power. The grand plot of Tinubu and APC to compromise the 2023 election is unabashedly expressed here.