Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka has accused a former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar of lying during the holy month of Ramadan, over claims that the committee set up by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of selecting its Vice Presidential candidate in the 2023 election rated the former Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, as its first choice.
Olayinka, who said it was “unfortunate that Atiku, could not
respect the Holy Month of Ramadan and avoid telling lies”, asked how a
committee would present the person who had two votes as first choice as against
the person who had 13 votes.
Atiku had said, “So in 2023, I told the party to set up a
committee to recommend three names. The committee ranked Okowa as the top
choice, with Wike in second place and former Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel
in third. So I picked number one.”
Reacting, the FCT Minister’s Spokesperson said in a
statement on Saturday, that it became necessary to put the records straight,
hence the need to debunk Atiku’s lies, insisting that “Wike never put himself
forward to be Atiku’s running mate then, Atiku did by himself, and he (Wike)
accepted his offer with conditions.”
Olayinka said it was a fact that in the committee report,
Wike had 13 votes while Okowa had two.
He said “The committee set up by the PDP picked Wike as
Atiku’s running mate, but for reasons best known to him, he settled for Okowa,
who had two votes from the committee members. That’s the truth Atiku should
tell and stand with, not trying to colour his decision with falsehood.”
Olayinka, who noted that, for devout Muslims, the period of
Ramadan is that of holiness, said “Al-Bukhaari (1903, 6057) quoted Abu Hurayrah
(may Allah be pleased with him) as saying that Holy Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)
said: ‘Whoever does not give up false speech and acting upon it, and ignorance,
Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) has no need of him giving up his food and drink.’
“Unfortunate, Atiku chose to tell lies so brazenly during
the holy month of Ramadan, obviously forgetting that Allah (SWT) do not hearken
to the prayers of liars, probably the reason he (Atiku) has continually failed
in his desperation to be president of Nigeria.”
While advising Atiku, to always be honest to stand by his
decisions, Olayinka said the FCT Minister was no longer interested in what
happened and what did not happen concerning the 2023 presidential election.
“Like I said earlier, Wike has no regret for Atiku not
picking him as his running mate and he also has no regret taking the position
he took concerning the presidential election,” he said.
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