APC demands apology from PDP over violence accusation against Tinubu

The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded an apology from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after the opposition party accused APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of inciting violence.

In a statement by the APC PCC Director of Public Affairs, Festus Keyamo, it described the PDP statement as irresponsible.

According to Keyamo, the APC candidate, being one of those who fought for Nigeria’s democracy won’t engage in violence.

Full statement below:

PRESS STATEMENT BY TINUBU/SHETTIMA PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL ON PDP’S PUERILE ACCUSATION OF INCITING VIOLENCE AGAINST ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU

Our attention has been drawn to one of the ever-boring and uninspiring Press Conferences of the weakened People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today accusing our Presidential candidate, ASIWAJU Bola Ahmed Tinubu of plots to incite violence and derail the 2023 polls.

This is the height of delusion by a thoroughly deflated and confused political party which is presently gasping for political breath. This is the same unnecessary scare-mongering tactics and crass vituperations they employed and engaged in before the 2019 election which led to their crushing defeat. Instead of concentrating on the disaster presently ravaging their party and praying to God to just survive as a going entity after the 2023 elections, we are confronted by such irresponsible statement.

Let us remind the PDP that ASIWAJU Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a thoroughbred democrat and one of the major architects of the democracy PDP and Nigerians enjoy today, so he should be the VERY LAST of the Presidential candidates to be accused of undemocratic conduct or underhand dealings in the electoral process.

These same characters who issued the statement were behind the poor showing of the PDP in 2019. They are doing the same thing the same way again and expect a different result. With a disjointed party, divided Governors and a comatose campaign, the PDP should realise the game is up. They are already finding excuses for their defeat.

ASIWAJU Bola Ahmed Tinubu deserves an unreserved apology from the PDP.

Thank you.