Why Recruit Thugs When We Are Winning? – Atiku Replies APC

Why Recruit Thugs When We Are Winning? – Atiku Replies APC

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed confidence that he is coasting to
victory in the election.

The former vice-president also
denied allegations by the ruling party that his camp recruited thugs to
disrupt the election, wondering why the PDP would do so “when we are
winning”.

The presidential election which was marred by widespread
violence is believed to be a close contest between Abubakar and
President Muhammadu Buhari.

While the results were coming in, the
All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign organisation alleged that the
PDP was recruiting thugs to disrupt the process.

But in a
statement issued on his behalf by Phrank Shaibu, his aide, Atiku asked
Buhari to instead call the “wilder elements” in his party to order.

Atiku
also thanked PDP supporters who “conducted themselves so peacefully
despite the significant provocations and threats of violence.”

“General
Buhari you have promised our people and the world that you would
conduct ‘free, fair and credible elections’ so please call off the
wilder elements within your party and deliver on your promise,” he said.

“I
am familiar with how brazen and the complete lack of shame the APC can
exhibit, but even I was shocked to witness just how low they went last
night by accusing the PDP of ‘recruiting armed thugs’ to do just that.
Why would we want to do that when we are winning?”

He also thanked
his supporters for voting for him en masse in the election, adding that
with the PDP’s cloud-based SVC system – which is collating real-time
results from the polling units, he could guarantee “victory was at
hand.”

He said: “With strong shares of vote in SS, SE as well as
an increased share in SW and NC we are very pleased with the progress
the PDP has made. We look forward to sharing some exciting news in other
parts of the country very soon, which will confound all the armchair
pundits.

“The people of Nigeria can take solace that very soon the
living Nightmare of the last four years will come to an end so that
together we will get Nigeria working again.”

Source:- Thecableng