Dele Momodu, director of strategic communications of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council, says some All
Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains are not campaigning for Bola Tinubu, the
party’s standard bearer, because they are embarrassed.
In a statement on Saturday, Momodu said Tinubu has failed to
market his manifesto, adding that it has been one gaffe after the other.
The former governor of Lagos has suffered a number of gaffes
that have become topics of conversation and content for skits on social media.
The publisher of Ovation magazine said the nature of the
embarrassment during the APC rallies is the reason President Muhammadu Buhari
has been foot-dragging to join the campaign.
“It is obvious that
the President, Muhammadu Buhari and many senior APC chieftains are palpably
embarrassed about the quality of their presidential campaigns, which has been
extremely lacklustre,” he said.
“Their candidate has failed miserably to even sell his own
manifesto. It has been one gaffe after the other. To President Buhari’s credit,
he was able to put up a robust defence when he was accused of some shortcomings
in the past.
“In Tinubu’s case, his team has resorted only to bullying
opposition and the media without offering responsible explanations to very
serious accusations and allegations. The social media is awash with incredibly
embarrassing jokes and comedy skits about a once ebullient and well-respected
South-west political icon.
“It is therefore not
surprising that the President has been foot-dragging in campaigning alongside a
candidate who has brought them more grief than glory.
“Just imagine that the president uttered no word when he
handed the party flag to Chief Bola Tinubu. That was the first disturbing sign
that all is not well in the APC house of commotion.
“Not even chief Asiwaju’s ally and former attorney-general
of Lagos state, Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has been seen standing
next to him to defend his policies and personal character and attributes.”
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