Less than a week after he led a block of All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and others opposed to the Muslim-Muslim ticket of his party to back the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, former House Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has been rewarded with membership of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council.
It was not clear last night if Dogara has ditched the APC for the PDP, but the leadership of the campaign council formally announced his membership of the council with immediate effect.
“This is part of our continuous effect in joining hands with our Presidential Candidate, H.E. Atiku Abubakar, GCON (Waziri Adamawa) to recover our great country, Nigeria,” Sokoto Governor , Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Organisation, said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation is mocking the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his trip to the Chatham House in United Kingdom saying that the voters he need to address are not in Chatham but waiting for him here in Nigeria.
In a statement by one of its spokesmen, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, the campaign organisation said, “It is pathetic that Asiwaju Tinubu had to travel to the United Kingdom under the guise of appointment at Chatham House just to dodge Nigerians and the media at home for fear of being asked questions on his many political baggage, miserable gaffes, fictitious plans and the meaningless programmes encapsulated in a renewed hopelessness.
“The APC Presidential Candidate is always looking for public arena where he can depend on scripted messages rather than allow himself to be scrutinized by Nigerians.
“It is imperative for his handlers to note that Nigerians are apprehensive that Asiwaju Tinubu might eventually cause our nation a huge international embarrassment by exhibiting his constant gaffes on the International Stage at Chatham House.
“In any case, while the APC Presidential candidate is forum shopping abroad, the PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar is going round the country and directly engaging Nigerians on credible fora with his people-based and national recovery plans, policies and programs for our nation.
“Our Campaign urges Nigerians to disregard the antics of the APC and its Presidential Candidate as they remain focused on their determination to vote in Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 Presidential election so that he can lead the charge in the onerous task of rebuilding our nation.”
