Atiku is a wanted criminal, political prostitute- APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,

of corruption and political infidelity.

In a statement made available to the media on Monday, the Acting spokesman of the ruling party, Yekini Nabena, alleged that Atiku’s scorecard as a public officer was abysmally low and that he has proven to be an untrustworthy and unreliable character.

The statement read in part: “In assessing candidates to be voted for during elections, Nigerians will normally consider the candidate’s background and antecedents. The pertinent question to ask about Atiku is what his scorecard in public office was?

“A case in point is Atiku’s revealing altercation with his former boss, President Olusegun Obasanjo, which exposed the level of corruption Atiku was enmeshed in. In the international level, Atiku has been reportedly placed on the global watch list of the United States of America and has avoided travelling to the US to avoid arrest and prosecution over a money-laundering and corruption case in that country.

“Really, is this the character and antecedent of a candidate Nigerians will be proud to vote for as our President, come 2019? Compared and contrasted with President Muhammadu Buhari's consistent and principled stance on party affiliations, since 1999, Atiku has moved around different political parties – PDP, ACN, PDP, APC and now PDP, all in his blind and desperate pursuit of his ambition – The Presidency of Nigeria.

"It is therefore very clear that if Atiku loses the presidential election in 2019, he will again defect from the PDP to another political platform.”

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