Renewed smear campaign on Atiku won’t help, PDP tells APC, presidency

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Buhari Presidency on what was described as renewed smear campaign against its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, saying the campaign of calumny will not help APC as Nigerians have resolved to elect Atiku as President come February, 2019.

The PDP noted that the woeful performance of President Muhammadu Buhari in office will remain the referendum for the 2019 presidential election no matter the attempts to use hirelings to change national discuss.

The party spokesperson, Kola Ologbodiyan in a statement yesterday urged the APC to accept the reality that Atiku enjoys support of Nigerians across the board because of his credibility, forthrightness and capacity to deliver.

The PDP flayed the Buhari Presidency for wasting the nation’s resources on deceits, lies and fabrications against the person of its presidential candidate rather than spending government fund on productive ventures.

He said “Nigerians are also aware that since the emergence of Atiku as our Presidential candidate; the attendant spontaneous jubilation across the country and massive influx of millions of supporters into our party, the Presidency has been on panic mode, knowing that President Buhari is no match for our candidate.

“Also, having failed in the attempt to paint and label Atiku as corrupt, the APC has now started creating seemingly independent groups to commence a fresh attack on the personal image of our candidate.

“Already, the PDP is privy to the procurement of certain devious groups and individuals, who have been paid millions of naira, to attempt to directly impugn on the character and reputation of our candidate with a view to bringing him to public disrepute ahead of the elections.

“The PDP is aware of how two top officials of the APC, two Presidential aides and two APC governors have been detailed to coordinate this agenda against our candidate”.

He said the APC strategies include using the procured groups and hirelings to release strings of fabrications against Atiku ahead of the elections.