The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation
(APCPCO) yesterday alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has
commissioned some movies in a desperate bid to malign its presidential
candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari and some leaders of the party.
The main opposition party said PDP, having realised most Nigerians
have lost confidence in its presidential candidate, Dr. Goodluck
Jonathan, ahead of the March 28 election, has now resorted to embarking
on a deliberate campaign of calumny to malign APC leaders.
The campaign organisation said it was aware that part of the devilish
plan would be to run documentaries on national television networks
against the persons of Buhari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and
Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. This, the party said followed
malicious and inflammatory and highly speculative documentary now airing
against its National Leader and former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju
Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
It said: “In the case of Gen. Buhari; he will be presented in the
documentary with a spear/arrow in his hands directing his supporters to
violence in 2011.
“Purported supporters of Buhari will be shown rampaging, looting and
killing while displaying the posters of Gen. Buhari; burning NYSC and
government offices; burnt bodies in the 2011 general elections and
martial music will be played ostensibly heralding Gen. Buhari’s
announcement of the military coup that overthrew the government of Shehu
Shagari.”
APCPCO said: “From the above hate messages and concocted lies, it
should be obvious to all discerning minds that PDP and the Jonathan
government have nothing to offer Nigerians, rather to continue to cause
disaffection among the people by disseminating lies to the public.”
“As a responsible organisation, we deem it necessary to call the
attention of Nigerians to the “movies” being prepared for release by the
PDP so that they are not taken by surprise or deceived into believing
such fabricated lies.
“While we note that such hate messages run counter to the Codes of
the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), we call on the PDP and
Jonathan’s administration to retrace their steps, and focus on giving
account of the missing $20 billion from the NNPC.
“Under the watch of this government, corruption and outright stealing
of state resources has been elevated to unprecedented levels, while
indiscipline, impunity and high-handedness have become the hallmark of
an outgoing administration. We are not surprised that a sinking ship
like PDP will clutch at any available straw to stay alive, but we count
on the support of Nigerians who have ceaselessly called for change.” It
said
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