by Panshak Ibrahim
The All Progressives Congress Presidential campaign team has reacted to the recent statement by the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, where it criticised and promised to expose the APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari.
The APC presidential campaign released a statement, saying that the PDP Presidential spokesman, Femi Fani-Kayode, has nothing new to expose on “the credible and unimpeachable character of our candidate, Muhammadu Buhari. The issues facing the Nigerian voters are essentially security, unemployment, the economy and corruption.”
The statement signed by Director, Media and Publicity of the campaign organisation, Mallam Garba Shehu explained that the security challenges have put the Jonathan administration out of its depth, and that the government has run out of ideas.
The APC Campaign said the purported improvements of the economy are merely on paper and only reminiscent of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”, while adding that the government could boast of improving the economy when the quality of life for the majority of the citizens is getting rapidly worse.
The statement said: “you can’t run an economy on unworkable economic thieves that haven’t impacted positively on the lives of Nigerians in practice”, noting that one of the greatest issues facing the Nigerian voters is jobs and job security.
Furthermore, the statement explained that with the prospects of gainful employment ever grimmer, the Jonathan government lacks the moral right to talk about issue-based campaign in areas of people’s lives in which he has failed woefully to deliver.
According to the APC Campaign, “no development or progress can ever take place in any country where corruption or stealing, as they choose to dub it, not only thrives, but is also celebrated and condoned.”
It also expressed amazement at how a government that strikes deals with corrupt persons in return for political support should preach about issues-based campaign, adding that on all the issues facing Nigerians, the PDP has failed the citizens.
The APC Campaign said it was not surprised that members of the Jonathan campaign have resorted to personal attacks on Buhari and focusing on trivial issues because the government has thoroughly run out of ideas to lead Nigeria to the promised destination.
It said unfulfilled promises lead to disillusionment and loss of faith of the voters in a failed ruling party, also advising the Jonathan Campaign to not talk about issues in which it has failed woefully.
It noted that the handlers of the Jonathan Campaign started off on the wrong footing by resorting to abuse of the person of Buhari and demonization of the opposition party even after the charge to it by President Jonathan.
Describing the PDP tactics of personal attacks as desperate, the APC Campaign maintained that it is unrealistic to expect disappointed Nigerian voters to continue to show patience with repeated failure as exemplified by the PDP-led government.
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