Timi Frank, former deputy
spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has asked leaders of the
ruling party to check their blood pressure to “avoid unforseen circumstances”
following the visit of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to the US.
In a statement on Friday, Frank
said this is because of the propaganda allegedly peddled against the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate.
The APC had said tiku could not
visit the country because he was running away from investigations and possible
arrest by the US authorities.
In 2004, Abubakar was accused of
demanding a bribe of $500,000 to facilitate the award of contracts to two
American telecommunication firms in Nigeria.
William Jefferson, former US
congressman, was videotaped receiving $100,000 worth of $100 bills which he
claimed was meant for Atiku.
The former vice-president has
repeatedly denied the allegation.
The ex-deputy spokesman of the
ruling party said the visit of the PDP presidential candidate to the US has
shown that the allegations were only a ploy to demonise him.
He said Thursday night must have
been “a sleepless one for some leaders of APC who had lied to their supporters
about Atiku.”
“APC made it a campaign issue
that Atiku can never step on American soil without being arrested. In fact, I
have read so many APC supporters who vowed to vote for Atiku if he does. Now, I
believe they can now deal with it,” Frank said.
“Obviously stunned by the
reality, I advice those of you still in APC or supporting President Muhammadu
Buhari’s re-election bid to have a change of mind now by joining the moving
train because the development has nailed the coffin of the APC’s propaganda.
“Recall a statement credited to
the minister of information and culture calling on the US not to give Atiku a
Visa to the country. Lai Mohammed also stated that if Atiku is given a visa, it
will amount to an endorsement by the US government.
“The minister should now know as
predicted by him that by the special grace of God America will endorse Waziri
Adamawa because he is a better candidate than President Muhammadu Buhari.”
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