Following the Presidency’s denial of sponsoring the campaign document, entitled My Covenant With Nigerians, criticisms have trailed in from various quarters.
The document was believed to have originated from All Progressives Congress, during the presidential election campaign.
Specific electioneering promises purportedly made by the President, were detailed in the document, which has now been disowned by the Presidency.
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, described the denial as the swindling of the electorate.
National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, said: “It is what I will call the swindling of the electorate.”
“It is also what I call obtaining under false pretence. We saw all the promises flying around and APC never disowned those promises.
“They erected billboards all around major cities. I was thinking they would say it was because they met a different thing on the ground. But to tell us that those things were not promised is the highest level of perfidy. It is most unfortunate.
The National President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, however, said the denial may be as a result of the challenges being faced by the Presidency.
“It is one thing for politicians to go to the field and make promises, and another thing for them to implement those promses.
“However, we should not be in a hurry. They have their reasons. Perhaps, it is as a result of the challenges they are facing.
“Of course, they are aware of these problems. But I think it amounts to a betrayal to tell Nigerians what you would do and you fail to do it.”
In reaction to the ongoing drama, former governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, appeared to be more concerned about Buhari’s recent appointments.
He said: “President Buhari has very serious problems. The most worrisome is what seems like a design to scatter this country through his appointments.
“Whether he is spending 100 or 200 days is irrelevant. Where are his ministers? Where is the representation on the basis of the geo-political zones? Junaid Mohammed stoked the fire by saying that President Buhari does not owe Ndigbo anything.
“By denying the South-East the position of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the President acted in an insensitive manner.
“We have six geo-political zones in the country, but the North-East has dominated the appointments made so far.”
