The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has dismissed Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s response to its earlier assertion as diversionary, insisting that his response has additional raised questions on his political alignment with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
‘We Won’t Step Down for Atiku’ — Kwankwaso Fires Back at ADC
The ADC-PCC had earlier suggested Kwankwaso, the vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), whose presidential candidate is Peter Obi, to cease attacking the ADC presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and redirect his vitality in the direction of holding the ruling APC accountable for its failures.
The Council maintained that, as an opposition determine, Kwankwaso must be difficult the Tinubu administration over the worsening financial hardship, insecurity and declining dwelling requirements confronting Nigerians, quite than repeatedly focusing on Atiku and the ADC.
2027: Kwankwaso Doing Tinubu’s Bidding, ADC– PCC Alleges
In a press release issued on Sunday, the Director of Media and Publicity of the ADC-PCC, Kola Ologbondiyan, mentioned Kwankwaso’s response had failed to deal with the substance of the Council’s issues.
According to the ADC-PCC, Kwankwaso casually talked about the APC in his defence however devoted a lot of his response to attacking the ADC, a improvement it mentioned raised questions on his priorities as an opposition chief.
“Why is Senator Kwankwaso making our candidate the issue instead of confronting the ruling APC, whose policies have made life increasingly difficult for millions of Nigerians?” the Council requested.
It argued that Nigerians had been extra involved about starvation, insecurity, excessive gas costs, the depreciation of the naira and the crushing financial hardship beneath the APC-led authorities than political exchanges amongst opposition figures.
The Council insisted that these nationwide challenges must be the precedence of any politician genuinely dedicated to offering a substitute for the Tinubu administration.
It additional challenged Kwankwaso to elucidate why his political assaults appeared extra steadily directed at Atiku and the ADC than on the ruling occasion accountable for the nation’s present challenges.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the ADC cannot and will not be distracted by Senator Kwankwaso,” the Council declared.
Describing the ADC as a powerful and more and more accepted political platform, the ADC-PCC mentioned it remained centered on mobilising Nigerians round its dedication to rescuing the nation from what it described because the failures of APC governance.
The Council additionally challenged Kwankwaso to cease utilizing assaults on the ADC to curry political favour with the ruling occasion and as an alternative show the braveness to overtly align himself with the APC if he shares its political agenda.
The ADC-PCC reaffirmed its dedication to stay united, centered and dedicated to providing Nigerians a reputable various within the 2027 normal election.
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