The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has dismissed Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s response to its earlier assertion as diversionary, insisting that his response has additional raised questions on his political alignment with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
‘We Won’t Step Down for Atiku’ — Kwankwaso Fires Back at ADC
The ADC-PCC had earlier suggested Kwankwaso, the vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), whose presidential candidate is Peter Obi, to cease attacking the ADC presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and redirect his vitality in direction of holding the ruling APC accountable for its failures.
The Council maintained that, as an opposition determine, Kwankwaso ought to be difficult the Tinubu administration over the worsening financial hardship, insecurity and declining dwelling requirements confronting Nigerians, slightly than repeatedly focusing on Atiku and the ADC.
2027: Kwankwaso Doing Tinubu’s Bidding, ADC– PCC Alleges
In a press release issued on Sunday, the Director of Media and Publicity of the ADC-PCC, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated Kwankwaso’s response had failed to handle the substance of the Council’s considerations.
According to the ADC-PCC, Kwankwaso casually talked about the APC in his defence however devoted a lot of his response to attacking the ADC, a improvement it stated raised questions on his priorities as an opposition chief.
“Why is Senator Kwankwaso making our candidate the issue instead of confronting the ruling APC, whose policies have made life increasingly difficult for millions of Nigerians?” the Council requested.
It argued that Nigerians have been extra involved about starvation, insecurity, excessive gasoline costs, the depreciation of the naira and the crushing financial hardship underneath the APC-led authorities than political exchanges amongst opposition figures.
The Council insisted that these nationwide challenges ought to be the precedence of any politician genuinely dedicated to offering a substitute for the Tinubu administration.
It additional challenged Kwankwaso to clarify why his political assaults appeared extra steadily directed at Atiku and the ADC than on the ruling occasion answerable for the nation’s present challenges.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the ADC cannot and will not be distracted by Senator Kwankwaso,” the Council declared.
Describing the ADC as a robust and more and more accepted political platform, the ADC-PCC stated it remained targeted on mobilising Nigerians round its dedication to rescuing the nation from what it described because the failures of APC governance.
The Council additionally challenged Kwankwaso to cease utilizing assaults on the ADC to curry political favour with the ruling occasion and as a substitute reveal the braveness to overtly align himself with the APC if he shares its political agenda.
The ADC-PCC reaffirmed its dedication to stay united, targeted and dedicated to providing Nigerians a reputable different within the 2027 common election.
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