By our reporter| The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday lashed out at Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over his recent visit to former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying the move will not stop him from losing the 2023 presidential election.
In a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP Said Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, were trying to clean up their past misdeeds against Nigerians by having a meeting with the former President.
According to the statement, Tinubu and the APC vilified Jonathan’s administration in the build-up to the 2015 election but are now distancing themselves from the abysmal performance of the Buhari-led administration.
The main opposition party further argued that the APC candidate is trying to hoodwink Nigerians by using photo opportunity with the former President ahead of next year’s election.
“Nigerians are scandalised over the disgraceful and hypocritical attempt by the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and other APC leaders to distance themselves from President Muhammadu Buhari over the abysmal failure of the Buhari-led administration in which they are principal actors, the statement reads.
“In a desperate design to whitewash their battered public image, identifying with the obvious successes of the PDP and in an attempt to posture as statesmen, the APC Presidential Candidate, his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima, and other APC leaders shamelessly orchestrated a photo opportunity with the distinguished and successful former President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“Nigerians have not forgotten how Tinubu callously vilified Dr. Jonathan, spewed hate against his administration, and reportedly funded a near riotous protest which was inflamed by concocted economic lies, propaganda, and false statistics to discredit the Jonathan-led PDP administration.”
“Nigerians can equally recall how Sen. Shettima as governor of Borno State sabotaged and frustrated Jonathan’s administration in its effort to curb insecurity in Borno State.
“Records still have it on however the APC Vice Presidential candidate as governor of Borno State failed to act on a security report and directive to close schools in remote parts of Borno State and relocate students to the more secure capital of Maiduguri to write their GCE examinations; thus creating the opening for the cruel abduction of school girls in Chibok, Borno State.
“What is expected of APC leaders at this moment is to apologize unreservedly to Dr. Jonathan, the PDP, and Nigerians for the life-discounting situation they have foisted on our nation in the last seven years. After that, they should quietly quit the stage, take valedictory pictures with terrorists, political thugs, and election riggers since they cannot have any space among well-meaning Nigerians,” the PDP said.
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