Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party
to stop sponsoring fake news against him.
Tinubu issued the warning via a statement released by Bayo
Onanuga, the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign
Council.
The statement was issued on Sunday after a letter
purportedly issued by INEC was disseminated by Arise TV and some other media
platforms.
The letter stated that INEC was investigating allegations
that will ultimately lead to the disqualification of Tinubu.
INEC, however, rubbished the letter.
A statement issued on Saturday signed by Festus Okoye
categorically described the press release and all information in it as fake and
contrived.
The Commission also said it has no plan to investigate
Tinubu over alleged link with drug trafficking.
“We wish to state categorically that the said Press Release
did not emanate from the Commission nor is it pursuing the purported course of
action. It is the handiwork of mischief makers and utterly fake,” said INEC.
Reacting to the activities of Arise TV and other
oppositions, the statement by Onanuga, said Tinubu and APC will no longer allow
the prevailing recklessness and utter disregard for professional judgment to
continue unchallenged.
Please read the full statement below
SPONSORING FAKE NEWS AGAINST ASIWAJU BOLA TINUBU WON’T HELP
ATIKU ABUBAKAR AND PETER OBI
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party and its subsidiary
Labour Party having realized they have no sure path to victory in the February
2023 presidential election upped their campaign of calumny, disinformation, and
misinformation on Saturday by sponsoring fake news against the All Progressives
Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
They did it by forging the letterhead of the Independent
National Electoral Commission and the signature of its national commissioner,
Festus Okoye.
The forged statement purportedly issued by INEC was
disseminated to deceive the gullible public that INEC was investigating
allegations against Asiwaju Tinubu that, they desperately hoped, will
ultimately lead to the disqualification of the frontline APC Presidential candidate.
We are not in any way surprised by the antics of the sinking
opposition parties. What we found shocking was how quickly some compromised
media organisations gulped the falsehood, hook, line and sinker, without
attempting to verify.
We understand why they did so: the forgery and its narrative
fit their mindset of throwing overboard every known virtue of ethical
journalism and professionalism, as they work in cahoot with the opposition to
defame Asiwaju Tinubu.
This inglorious path has been taken before since 2003 and in
the run-up to the primaries of the ruling APC that produced Asiwaju Tinubu as
the presidential torch bearer. Those who took this damned path of infamy lost
their bet because Asiwaju Tinubu stands rock solid and indestructible.
Our candidate has consistently said he will make this
campaign about issues that affect the lives of Nigerians and how to proffer
workable and enduring solutions that will improve quality of life of our people
who are looking for leaders at all levels to improve their lives and sow them
seeds of prosperity in our country.
He has demonstrated this resolve by publishing an 80-page
manifesto tagged Action Plan for a Better Nigeria, which he has been selling to
strategic sectoral groups in the country.
We had hoped anyone aspiring to lead our country at this
time will be a natural subscriber to this noble and higher goal.
It is clear the opposition parties and purveyors of fake
news have other negative ideas: they want to make this election cycle more about
muckraking and mudslinging.
While we want to stay above the fray and stand by our
commitment to inspire our people and restore their faith and confidence in the
immense goodness and greatness of our country, we want to serve notice to all
the agents of disinformation and their collaborating media platforms, that our
campaign organization stands ready to confront and fight all libelous and
defamatory publications against Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
We shall no longer allow the prevailing recklessness and
utter disregard for professional judgment to continue unchallenged.
We also call on the police to investigate the circulation of
the forged INEC statement and serve justice to those responsible.
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