The All Progressives Congress
(APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a damaged product.
The ruling party also accused the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of using fake news to distort facts as political
parties begin their campaigns.
In a statement on Wednesday,
Lanre Issa-Onilu, spokesman of the party, said the consequences of fake news
are “often dire as it inflames perceived divisions in our communities, fuels
hate speech, leads to violence and distorts democratic processes, among
others.”
“While the APC is not surprised
at the PDP’s typical theatrics in an attempt to evade scrutiny for its 16 years
of misgovernance, it is instructive to the electorate that no lessons have been
learnt by the prodigal party,” Issa-Onilu said.
“It is indeed clear to the
electorate that the PDP is not a party to either be trusted or taken seriously
as it has missed out on the opportunity to apologise and show remorse for the
cruelty it wrought on our country while in power. What we witness instead is
its weekly disgraceful and embarrassing
shadow chasing through fake news and spurious allegations.
“PDP cannot pull the wool over
the eyes of the good people of this country. It can cry wolf for all it cares,
Nigerians won’t be deceived. PDP remains a damaged product showing no regret
for its retrogressive old practices which brought the country to its knees in
terms of our infrastructure, economy, security, values and standing among
nations of the world.
“Instead of engaging the
electorate on serious issues of development such as health, education, economy,
foreign policy, security, corruption, pension, job creation, infrastructure
development among others, the PDP and its agents have chosen to populate the
mainstream and social media space with ludicrous fake news and infantile conspiracy theories, moving from one
absurdity to another.
“While the PDP ups its game as a
crybaby, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration is busy building
a new Nigeria for our collective progress, peace, unity and prosperity.”
Issa-Onilu said the APC is
restoring the country its deserved standing among the comity of progressive
nations by “fighting corruption and repairing our value system”.
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