Atiku lacks character to lead Nigeria, says APC PCC

Published date22 January 2023
Publication titleNigeria - The Nation

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) on Sunday stated that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar lacks the character to lead Nigeria.

The council insisted that Waziri Adamawa is unfit to lead because he can be an easy target for compromises that will be against the national interest.

Reacting to the PDP's call on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to investigate Tinubu, the APC PCC in a statement by its Director, Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga in Abuja on Sunday night said Atiku lacked the moral make the demand.

Onanuga maintained that by his action and utterances, the PDP flag bearer has shown that he cannot be trusted to manage the resources of Nigeria.

The statement reads: 'It is obvious that the Peoples Democratic Party and its Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar are yet to recover from the bombshell released last week by the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, which questioned the morality of the candidate to remain in the race, following his damaging self-confession.

'At the press conference, we called on the security agencies to arrest, investigate and prosecute Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President for running Special Purpose Vehicles used to loot the treasury of the country, in what is now known as Atikugate.

'Since the scandal broke out, along with legal action to...

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