President Muhammadu Buhari |
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said the fact that
President Muhammadu Buhari has “failed to constitute his campaign
council or developed a clear-cut campaign blueprint, 61 days to the
February Presidential election, is an indication that he is not preparing to stand for elections.”
PDP claimed that the President and his party, the All Progressives
Congress (APC) had failed to set up a campaign structure because they
are “banking on their plots with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), under Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to manipulate the electoral process and rig for them.”
In a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, the former
ruling party said, “It is clear that President Buhari has been
overwhelmed over his rejection by a vast majority of Nigerians, who are
bearing the brunt of his incompetent and corrupt administration; that is why he cannot
articulate any campaign message after the failed launch of his copied
and widely spurned “Next Level” mantra.
“All over the world, patriotic and obligated leaders, who are seeking
(re-) elections, go to the electorate to canvass for votes with their
messages and solutions. But our President and the APC have been busy
procuring phony endorsements, harassing and intimidating opposition leaders, compromising the electoral body to create illegal voting
centers, delaying election budgets and holding the process to ransom by
refusing to sign amendments to the Electoral Act that eliminate avenues
for rigging.
“President Buhari, who is already reputed to have wrecked our once
robust economy, crippled our critical sectors, entrenched corruption at
the high places, and whose administration has dangerously divided our
nation with escalated violence and daily bloodletting, is seeking re-election
with no solution to offer on any critical sector of our economy.
“Mr. President has nothing to offer on security; he has no message on
education, agriculture, health, energy, power, employment,
manufacturing and other key sectors, which he wrecked in the last three
and half
years.
“Instead of seeking ways to make amends, President Buhari, ostensibly
out of frustration over his rejection and imminent electoral defeat in
2019, has arrogantly told Nigerians to be ready to face more suffering
and hardship in the remaining part of his tenure.
“On our own part, our party and Presidential candidate, Atiku
Abubakar, are working hard, campaigning across the country and offering
solutions, for which we have continued to receive overwhelming support
from majority of Nigerians, ahead of the 2019 general elections.
“It is instructive for President Buhari and APC to note that they
cannot have their way, as Nigerians are determined in their resolve to
resist any attempt by the APC to rig in this election.”
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