Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of “lying” when he claimed that he did not meet with Nyesom Wike and G5 Governors.
Inside Nigeria, it is reported that this was contained in a statement by Atiku’s media aide, Frank Shuaibu.
The statement read: “Apparently saddened by the backlash that followed his inglorious meeting with the G-5 Governors, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has told an outright lie denying that he ever met with the governors. in London.”
“Incidentally, Governor Nyesom Wike, who is known for his bravado, failed to deny ever meeting with Tinubu, instead saying “he said we had a meeting with so-and-so. What’s your problem?”
I boldly state that if the G-5 never met Tinubu, Wike would be the one to deny it”.
“Strangely, while news of the meeting, reported by several reliable media outlets, is trending, two APC presidential campaign spokesman Festus Keyamo and Femi Fani- Kayode, took to social media to praise the support Tinubu will receive from the G-5.”
“On Facebook, Fani-Kayode said, “The endorsement and declaration of support that Bola Ahmed Tinubu will get from at least six governors (not just five) from the PDP this January will finally put to rest the illusion that Atiku will hold on stubbornly about winning the 2023 Presidential election.”
“It’s funny how it took three days after reports of the meeting before Tinubu decided it was time to issue a statement denying it was ever held.
It is also a terrible coincidence that the G-5 and Tinubu all decided to travel to London and depart at the same time, while Tinubu proceeds to Saudi Arabia and the other governors return to Nigeria.”
“By the way, Tinubu also denied plans to meet with the G-5 in August, only for Vike to later issue a statement confirming that they had indeed met with Tinubu and the other candidates separately.
Tinubu’s recent denial should therefore be dismissed as another lie.”
“For Nigerians who wonder why Tinubu would deny such a meeting at all, the reason is that the details of the meeting are very messy and the APC candidates in the five states are fighting back.”
“All the G-5 governors are on the ballot except for Governor Wike and there is a showdown from the APC governor and National Assembly candidates from the affected states dominated by the G-5 governors”.
Oyo’s Senator Teslim Folarin was dissatisfied with the project to trade his position as the APC governor’s candidate.
In Abia, Enugu, Benue, and of course Rivers State, the scenario is similar.
This heinous act reveals the character of the man who aspires to be Nigeria’s future president.
Tinubu is a treacherous man who is more of a dealer than a leader.
He is yet to explain to Nigerians his nefarious role in the infamous heroin trafficking case that resulted in the seizure of four hundred an sixty thousand dollars.
For power, he will sacrifice every one of his supporters.
When Tinubu pulled the rug out from Nuhu Ribadu of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and struck a deal with the Federal Government to ensure that President Goodluck Jonathan wins, that desperation came to light.
Since Nigerians have decided that their future will not be in the hands of a guy willing to trade them for a meager bowl of porridge or agbado, all of Tinubu’s plans will fail.
The truth is that no amount of horse-trading will erase the suffering endured by Nigerians in the last nearly eight years under the APC. The situation in Nigeria has worsened significantly since 2015.
A dramatic depiction of life under the APC, where traveling by road to any part of the country turned into a journey through the valley of the shadow of death, can be seen in the faces of the angry drivers queuing to buy gas during the festive season.
Nigerians seem to have been starving this holiday season as food prices have skyrocketed due to inflation that has hit astonishing levels.
In the last seven and a half years of APC, the Universities Academic Staff Union (ASUU) has gone on strike twice, costing the lives of innocent students as a result of APC’s poor leadership and mismanagement.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) estimates that there are at least 133 million Nigerians.
In the past seven and a half years of APC, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has spent a combined two years on strike with innocent students paying for poor governance and mismanagement at APC.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), at least 133 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty.
This is more than the combined population of Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Gambia, Mauritania, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Benin, Guinea, Senegal and Mali, making Nigeria the poorest country in the world. Violent and mindless killings became commonplace under the watchful eye of the APC.
Nearly 5,000 Nigerians were killed in the first half of last year, according to the Nigerian Security Tracking System run by the Council on Foreign Relations.
In Kaduna State, where APC has full jurisdiction, bandits have taken over the international airport and bombarded a train, kidnapping several passengers who had to pay billions to secure their release.
There were also attacks on a Catholic church in Ondo where 40 worshipers were killed while in the Kogi correctional facility, and several terrorists were released with most remaining at large.
The apparent failure of the APC has led the US and other countries to advise their citizens not to visit Abuja.
Instead of apologizing to Nigerians, the APC is now selling a false message of renewed hope through Tinubu, the national leader of the party.
How can those who got us into the current mess be the solution to the same mess? Balderdash!
Nigeria’s problems will determine how citizens vote, not the political bargaining of the “corn man”.
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