Ebun Francis|
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the integrity of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is questionable.
According to Tinubu, unlike Atiku, if you leave a bag full of money with Buhari in a room, you will return to find the money intact.
The former governor of Lagos state stated this in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement read: “They seek to reverse the democratic maxim that government is the servant of the people. The PDP wants a situation where those in government are the masters while the people bow their heads to the interests of the mighty and the rich.
“Leave a naira on the table with Buhari in the room, you will find the naira on the table when you return,” he said.
“When Buhari says ‘yes’ or ‘no’, you know where he stands. He means what he says, no more, no less.
“With Atiku, things are more nuanced. When Atiku speaks, he may mean ‘yes,’ ‘no’, ‘maybe’, ‘ don’t know’, ‘all of the above’ or ‘none of the above’.
“His compass has four needles pointing in different directions at the same time. He knows of no direction to take.
“President Buhari’s word is his bond. When Atiku speaks, it is to give you the slip.
“We cannot afford a President whose ways and mind is a maze of contradicting urges and colliding desires. This shows he has no vision for the nation and no guiding principles except the naked pursuit of power for the naked use of that power.
“Atiku laid waste the national treasury for eight long years. That is enough for one’s lifetime.
“We should not reward him by giving him another eight years because the more he feeds, the stronger his hunger grows. His is a thirst that can’t be quenched and a hand that cannot be restrained from taking whatever is on the table.
“As the PDP candidate, he is now the leader of a avaricious horde that seeks to reattach its mandible once again to the public wealth and forever lay siege to our nation’s future. Nigerians will do well not to pay them any attention.”
President Buhari on Monday entrusted his re-election campaign council in the hands of Tinubu, an assignment the strong man of South West politics has accepted.
