The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the presidency over fabrication of documents on its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The party said its attention had been drawn to a “forged document, sponsored and being circulated by the Buhari Presidency
in its last minute effort to drag down and discredit the popularity of
the people’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, having realized that Atiku is
already coasting to victory ahead of February 16 Presidential election.”
“The PDP describes as appalling that the Buhari Presidency could descend
as low as forging a letter and purport same to have emanated from Brian
Ballard and directed to the Director General of the Atiku Abubakar
Presidential Campaign Organization, Senator Bukola Saraki, claiming a
negative outcome of an opinion poll on the coming elections.
“This latest shenanigan by the Buhari Presidency, just few days before
the Presidential election is completely preposterous, as Nigerians can
easily identify the vicious paw prints and lies of the Buhari
presidency.
“Nigerians know the Buhari Presidency as master forgers, as manifested in
Mr. President’s forged WAEC Certificate saga, which casts a dark shadow
on his self-acclaimed integrity,” Kola Oklogbondiyan, the PDP spokesman said in a statement on Thursday.
He added: “Now that the Ballard Partners has confirmed that the said document is false; that Brian Ballard’s signature was forged and that the Ballard Partners has not conducted any survey research on behalf of our party, the Buhari Presidency should forever hide its face in shame.
“In any case, the PDP and indeed all Nigerians, do not need any academic
survey to see the popularity of Atiku Abubakar and the fact that
Nigerians have reached a consensus to elect him as the next President of
our country.
“We know that President Buhari has been envious of Atiku Abubakar and
seeks all ways to pull him down; a scheme that has continued to fail.
“The PDP therefore urges President Buhari to accept his rejection by
Nigerians and prepare to concede defeat on Saturday, instead of this
disgraceful last kick of a dying horse.”
…PDP Buhari over failed Abuja aally
Meanwhile, the PDP describes the scanty attendance to
President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign mega rally in Abuja on Wednesday as a parody and a further indication to Mr. President and his All Progressives Congress (APC) that Nigerians have rejected them ahead of
Saturday’s Presidential election.
The party said the scanty attendance to most of President Buhari’s
rallies in various parts of the country has further revealed that the
APC only fabricated figures in their claims that 14.8 members of the APC
voted for him at the flawed convention.
“Nigerians can now further see that the figures were concocted by APC
leaders to give an impression that President Buhari has massive support
across the country, as well as use it as basis to allocate fictitious
figures for him in the Presidential election.
“President Buhari, who was pelted by Nigerians at his campaign rally in
Ogun state on Monday, again slurred at the Abuja rally and, as usual,
could not even articulate any meaningful message for his very scanty
audience at the Eagle Square in Abuja.
“The PDP says the failed rallies, should serve as an ample signal to
President Buhari and the APC that Nigerians have moved ahead in rallying
with the people’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and no amount of enticement
or intimidation can change that resolve.
“The PDP therefore urge compromised officials of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) and our security agencies to note the tide
and extricate themselves from any form of entanglement or pact to rig
the elections for President Buhari, as they will be doing so at their
own peril,” Ologbondiyan added.
