The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council urged Nigerians on Sunday not to be swayed by the ‘sugar-coated’ promises of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar.
According to the ruling party’s PCC, Atiku is in a desperate situation and is attempting to win the presidency at any cost.
This comes just 24 hours after Atiku pledged to grant all Abuja indigenes their entitlements and appointments if elected.
The Waziri of Adamawa had promised that a revised constitution would guarantee the aspirations of the people of Abuja.
The APC campaign council, on the other hand, insisted that the former Vice President is simply making empty promises.
In a statement issued in Abuja by the APC PCC’s Director of Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, the party stated that it was unfortunate that the PDP, which had pushed Nigeria into locust years during its time in power, was attempting to rewrite history.
He said;
Of course, this is fake history at its worse. We are not fooled. Nigerians should also not be fooled by the boldfaced lies, being articulated by the candidate and his party.
We need to warn Nigerians to be wary of the sugar-coated promises of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar and his Peoples Democratic Party as they embark on their inordinate and desperate campaign to gain power at all cost.
What is more shocking is Atiku’s audacity in standing up to ask for our votes despite what his boss, President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote about him in his book, ‘My Watch’. Obasanjo wrote that it would have been an unpardonable mistake and sin against God to foist him on Nigeria. Obasanjo still believes so till tomorrow.
The PCC, however, insisted that they were not surprised at Atiku’s desperation as, according to them, it is his last shot at attaining the presidency.
We believe in his private moment that Atiku will concede that his view about insecurity is exaggerated. Our country is certainly better secure than in 2015 when the PDP allowed insurgents to seize 17 local councils in Borno and some four councils in Atiku’s home state of Adamawa State when Abuja was under constant bomb attacks and people slept with eyes wide open, it added.
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