Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has
stated why Atiku Abubakar, the 2019 presidential candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not be elected president.
Mr Abubakar popularly known as Atiku, is the major challenger of President Muhammadu Buhari, who seeks a second term in office.
For Tinubu, the PDP flag-bearer should not be elected president because he abused earlier opportunity given to him by Nigerians.
He also said the former vice president could not be trusted unlike the president.
The
former Lagos State governor stated this in a statement wherein he
accepted the assignment given to him by Buhari to take full charge of
his re-election campaign.
“The character of the two candidates
cannot be more distinct. President Buhari is a straight and honest man.
Leave a naira on the table with Buhari in the room. You will find the
naira on the table when you return,” Tinubu 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,” I don’t know,” “come back tomorrow,”
“all the above,” or “none of the above.”
“His compass has four
needles pointing in different directions as 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 Unclad pursuit of power for the Unclad use of that
power.
“Atiku had his chance to shine as VP when he controlled
the privatization program of the Obasanjo government. He abused this
assignment. He helped squander billions of dollars on power generation
that did nothing but extend our national the darkness.
“That
government had so much money at its disposal and that is exactly what it
did. It disposed of the money yet failed to treat the poor or build for
the future. Atiku laid waste to the national treasury for eight long
years. That is enough for one lifetime.
“We should not reward him
by giving him another eight years because the more he feeds, the
stronger his hunger grows,” the top official of the APC said.
Tinubu also accepted the assignment to head the president’s campaign team.
“Consequently,
the members of the APC presidential campaign council accept our
respective assignments as both high honor and heavy responsibility. We
will work diligently to reelect President Buhari.
“We do this not
for personal accolades. We do this not merely to reelect a party
member. We do this because it is the best thing for Nigeria,” he said.
Source:- Politicstimesng
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