Presidential candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has stirred reactions from
Nigerians on social media over his campaign policy document ‘The Atiku Plan.’
Atiku had on Monday while
unveiling his plan for Nigerians in 2019 narrated a story of how he started
selling firewood as an orphan in Adamawa before he got rich.
He was quoted saying: “I started
out as an orphan selling firewood on the streets of Jada in Adamawa, but God,
through the Nigerian state, invested in me and here I am today. If Nigeria
worked for me, I owe it as my duty to make sure that Nigeria also works for
you.”
But, this statement did not go
down well with Nigerians on social media as they compared his story to that of
ex-President Goodluck Jonathan who said he had no shoes while campaigning.
Some Nigerians urged the former
Vice President to deviate from such stories as Nigerians would not fall for
such sympathetic stories in voting for the next president.
Here are some comments gathered from Twitter:
@Ugochijanetrump: “Goodluck told
us in 2011 he was not born rich and that he had no shoes and school bags. By
2015, GEJ had bought many bags to pack our money. In 2017, Peter Obi said he
own only one wristwatch & he doesn’t own any house outside Nigeria. Now,
today is for Atiku as firewood seller.”
@Chijev “It’s actually not a good
line to start. Nigerians no longer trust those gimmicks.
I’ll recommend concentrating on
issue based agenda and not some not-so- convincing poverty root.”
@diran_mendy106 “BURSTED!!! The
last president that was shoeless and sell fish, nosedived the economy into
recession,we don’t need firewood seller to plunge us into depression.Nigerians
are now wise.”
@Abuusamayusuf “This is the kind
of story Jonathan told us in is quest to be our president.I don’t know think
this kind of sympathetic stories can sell any more.”
@Vexless “Whether as an orphan or
you had no shoes, its not news. MKO had to sell firewood to pay his sch fee
& that of your former boss. The news now is that @MBuhari constructed that
same Jada road which you abandoned for 8yrs. Well, Obj also neglected Otta road
that leads to his abode.”
@Joevankas “Last time we heard
from Jonathan that was shoeless now it’s Atiku claiming to have started out as
an orphan. Nigerians won’t fall for these lies ever again.”
@tbrtroopers “President Atiku
Thank you for including all of us in your visions for Nigeria. You have led by
example and proven to be resolute and resourceful in you previous endeavors,
the same goes to you VP @PeterGregoryObi . I can’t envisage anything but
success. Thank you once again.”
@Emperoraustus “His Excellency
Atiku …. we once had an aspirant who later became the president. According to
him, he doesn’t even have any shoe and he was from a poor family like you. We
hope we will not end up experience the same regime if you win? Just asking.”
@Essuharison “Politicians and
poverty stories.Playing with our emotions. Let’s talk more about deliverable
not all these stories you’re concocting.”
@Musamonsur “This is similar to
the story told by GEJ when he said he had no shoe, that made people to be
sympathetic with him and voted for him.but Nigerians are wiser now.”
@Sulebaba_Sadeeq “Atiku started
by Selling Firewood, Graduated to Selling NITEL, Nigeria Airways etc. Now He
wants to Sell NNPC and Nigeria.We say No!
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atiku is more sincere and open than the man whose amender was hidden to nigerians
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DeleteWe cannot ne deceived by his cock and bull story.. Buhari till 2023
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