The Presidency and the Buhari Campaign Organization (BCO) on Sunday propelled a fierce assault on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar, saying he is “full of credibility crises”. Representative of the BCO, Festus Keyamo and Special Assistant on Social Media to the President, Laureta Onochie in discrete articulations discharged shots on Atiku, charging monetisation of the procedure at the PDP tradition in Port Harcourt.
Keyamo reminded the previous Vice President and Nigerians that amid the elections, Nigerians would need to settle on a candidate with a history loaded with believability emergencies, accursing provides details regarding debasement both home and abroad and another candidate, (the occupant President) with a perfect record out in the open administration."
The announcement stated: "We wish to salute His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on his development as the candidate of the PDP in regard of the pending 2019 Presidential Election.
"Be that as it may, we note with intrigue every one of the reports in the media as to huge vote-purchasing at the PDP primaries (particularly with outside money). We balance this with the discourse of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2014 APC Convention when he said as pursues:
"I have dependably served Nigeria to the best of my capacity. I have constantly endeavored to offer more to the country than it has given me. This is the guideline of administration that has guided my open life. Consequently, I am not a rich individual. I can't give you a fistful of dollars or naira to buy your help. Regardless of whether I might, I be able to would not do as such. The destiny of this country isn't available to be purchased."
"There were likewise media reports in the 2014 APC National Convention that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar uninhibitedly utilized a similar technique for gigantic vote-purchasing in outside money, yet he came a far off third. Till date, he has not denied those media reports. The case thusly that the procedure that created him now as a candidate of the PDP was free, reasonable and straightforward is suspect.
"It is hence evident that going into this decision, the issues that will foment the brains of Nigerians most would be revolved around the believability of the candidate of the resistance and the sort of qualities he brings into our politics.
"Nigerians would ask themselves whether he can be trusted with our national assets with this proclivity for "dollarising" the political field, subsequently taking us back to the twisted qualities from which President Buhari is attempting to remove the country. One miracles what such a candidate would do with open assets.
"Nigerians would likewise note with intrigue the decision of Atiku's previous supervisor when he was Vice President on his validity and uprightness, calling him unprintable names at various events. Nigerians would take note of that in these events, Atiku Abubakar had never protected these affirmations against him by his previous supervisor, yet keeps on seeking his help and collaboration.
"Nigerians would need to know how candidate Atiku Abubakar expects to rouse a country to have confidence in his capacity to battle debasement even with exceptionally condemning reports both locally and universally concerning his records on defilement while he was out in the open administration as a Customs officer and later when he was Vice President of Nigeria.
"We note with delight that on numerous events, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has attempted to guarantee some credit for specific "accomplishments" amid the residency of President Obasanjo when he was Vice President in light of the fact that, as indicated by him, he was "a piece of that legislature".
"We additionally wish to remind Nigerians that as much as he asserts the credit, he should be set up to acknowledge joint obligation for everything that occurred in that legislature. He can't blow hot and cool. In due time we will discuss all these.
"Thinking about all the above, Nigerians would properly ask whether a leopard can for sure change its skin regardless of all the cajole they hope to get notification from the resistance candidate amid the decision."
On her part, Ms Onochie said Atiku's development had made the activity of the President's group less demanding towards holding the main seat in 2019.
As indicated by her, Atiku left the APC to abstain from contesting against the President in the essential.
Additionally, she asserted that Atiku spent more cash than different applicants in the PDP keeping in mind the end goal to develop victor of the Presidential essential race.
She stated: "Alhaji Atiku Abubakar outspends Saraki, Tambuwal and others, wins the PDP presidential ticket for 2019.
"Congrats Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. You have outspent the rest. You have another toy. Be that as it may, trust it, it is just a fantasy.
"You fled from confronting President Buhari in an essential, now you'll meet him at the presidential elections. Ntor!
"14.8 million individuals made President Buhari their candidate, 26,584 individuals made Atiku their candidate.
"Remembering that you can't go to America to speak to us at the United Nations, nor meet with Nigerians in America, our activity is made simple.
"Say Baba Buhari. 2019 is settled. God bless Nigeria," Onochie included.
