Atiku berates Tinubu over London trip, says APC avoiding Nigerians

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has berated his challenger on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over the latter’s trip to London, the United Kingdom, saying voters he need to address are not in Chatham House but in Nigeria.

Atiku said Tinubu departed Nigeria for London to avoid Nigerians and the media 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 former Vice President said this via a statement made available to The Star on Sunday by the spokesperson of Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Kola Ologbondiyan.

Ologbondiyan further stated that the APC presidential candidate “is always looking for public arena where he can depend on scripted messages rather than allow himself to be scrutinised by Nigerians.”

He added: “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.”

The Star