The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is “feverish” over the
endorsement of Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, by various
socio-cultural groups.
On Sunday, five socio-cultural
organisations in the country namely the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF),
Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere and Middle Belt Forum
(MBF) adopted Atiku as their consensus candidate.
The groups said Atiku has shown
he will restructure the country if given the mandate.
But the All Progressives Congress
(APC) presidential campaign council, in reaction, said the endorsement was
engineered and carried out by PDP members and sympathisers.
Festus Keyamo, the council
spokesman, had said “there is no fraud bigger than that of known PDP members
and/or hardened PDP sympathizers wearing the apparel of socio-cultural groups”.
However, addressing a press
conference in Abuja, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP presidential campaign spokesman,
said coming on the heels of The Economist’s prediction that Atiku will win, the
endorsement attests to his (Atiku’s) widespread support.
“Today, the APC and the Buhari
Presidency have become uncontrollably feverish over the overwhelming acceptance
gained by Atiku Abubakar in all the geo-political zones, particularly in the
north-west states of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna and Jigawa states,
hitherto considered as President Buhari’s political stronghold,” he said.
“Having lost genuine followership
in the North West, the north-central, the north-east and a greater part of the
south-west, all of which gave them a ride to victory in 2015, and having no
prospects in the south-east and south-south, the APC and the Buhari presidency
are now seeking ways to derail our electoral process.”
He said Nigerians have shown
their determination to vote out Buhari from office “due to his incompetence, divisiveness,
executive high-handedness and corruption”.
“We therefore urge President
Buhari to avail his mind to accept his imminent defeat when it eventually comes
on February 16,” he added.
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