The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council has accused Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), of plotting to discredit the party’s presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna through “subterfuge and mindless propaganda”.
In a statement on Saturday, Dele Alake, spokesperson for the
APC presidential campaign council, alleged that Atiku and the ADC plan to
circulate fake news, doctored videos, deepfakes and counterfeit documents to
undermine the rally.
The APC is scheduled to flag off its presidential campaign
in Kaduna on Saturday.
Alake said the alleged disinformation campaign began with
the circulation of a photograph showing a security vehicle on routine patrol
near an APC campaign billboard in Kaduna metropolis.
He alleged that the photograph was used to suggest that
security personnel had been deployed to protect the party’s billboards, adding
that Atiku subsequently shared a report on the issue on his social media
accounts.
The APC spokesperson also accused the former vice-president
and the ADC of circulating a purported letter from Uba Sani, governor of
Kaduna, to Abdulaziz Yari, director-general of the APC presidential campaign
council.
The alleged letter claimed that the Kaduna state government
released N2.3 trillion to host the rally.
Alake dismissed the claim as false, arguing that the amount
exceeded the state’s combined budgets for 2024, 2025 and 2026.
“We are still at a loss as to how anyone can imagine and
concoct this senseless and utterly baseless lie that defies logic and basic
common sense. How much is the entire annual revenue of Kaduna State, or any
state, for that matter, that a state would spend N2.3 trillion to host a
rally?” Alake asked.
He said the APC expects the alleged disinformation campaign
to continue during the rally, including through the circulation of old footage,
doctored videos and deepfakes.
“It is a fact that Atiku Abubakar and the ADC, his
special-purpose vehicle, are incapable of winning any election. They will pull
any strings, no matter how despicable and atrocious, to stay afloat in their
desperate bid to grab power at all costs,” he said.
He urged Nigerians to verify information before sharing same
and warned against the circulation of misleading content.
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