The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday said the ruling All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, visited former President Goodluck Jonathan to bamboozle Nigerians ahead of the 2023 elections.
The main opposition party maintained that both Tinubu, Shettima, and other APC critical actors have been taking measures to distance themselves from the alleged failure of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd) regime.
This is coming barely 48 hours after some APC leaders led by Tinubu visited the former president at his Abuja home on Tuesday, August 30.
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The PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the recent meeting between the trio was an attempt by the APC presidential and vice-presidential candidates to launder their image.
“Nigerians are scandalised over the disgraceful and hypocritical attempt by the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other APC leaders to distance themselves from President Muhammadu Buhari over the abysmal failure of the Buhari-led administration in which they are principal actors.
“In a desperate design to whitewash their battered public image, identifying with the obvious successes of the PDP and in an attempt to posture as statesmen, the APC Presidential Candidate, his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima and other APC leaders shamelessly orchestrated a photo opportunity with the distinguished and successful former President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party.
“This is a patriotic Nigerian leader whose PDP-led purposeful and successful government the APC leaders viciously harassed, constantly insulted, labelled, sabotaged and discredited for their selfish power-grabbing enterprise.
“We are aware that these APC leaders have lined up several illusory antics to mislead Nigerians ahead of the 2023 general elections, but they must know that Nigerians have moved on and cannot be swayed by propaganda, lies, false promises and photo ops with successful individuals.
“What is expected of APC leaders at this moment is to apologise unreservedly to Dr. Jonathan, the PDP and Nigerians for the life-discounting situation they have foisted on our nation in the last seven years.
“After that, they should quietly quit the stage, and take valedictory pictures with terrorists, political thugs and election riggers since they cannot have any space among well-meaning Nigerians,” the statement partly read.