The All Progressives Congress and the Social Democratic Party on Thursday knocked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, over his vote-for-appointments comments in Abeokuta.

The PUNCH reports that Atiku, during a town hall meeting with stakeholders of the PDP in Ogun State on Wednesday, said members who wish to get appointments and contracts in his administration must ensure the party wins in their polling units.

The former vice president said the PDP can only win the presidential election if members work for the party’s victory in their various polling units.

He was quoted to have said, “You are all members of the PDP and supporters of the PDP. You want the PDP to return to power; please, I beg of you, make sure you win your polling booths.

“The fact that you are following the governorship candidate or the senatorial candidate or the House of Representatives candidate or the presidential candidate to campaign is not a qualification that you will get an appointment.

“It is not a qualification that you will get a contract, whether at the local government level, state level, or federal level.”

Reacting to Atiku’s comments, the spokesperson of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council Festus Keyamo (SAN), said Atiku was already promising people contracts in disregarding the Public Procurement Act.

Keyamo, who spoke to The PUNCH, said, “A leopard cannot change its skin. He is already promising contracts to political allies, forgetting that there is a law called the Public Procurement Act.”

Similarly, the SDP spokesperson, Rufus Ayenigba, said, “I will leave the decision to the electorate to determine what is best for them. All the leading candidates have relatable histories; there is nothing about Atiku and Tinubu that Nigerians don’t know. For us to move forward, everything is pointing in the direction of a new lease on life. The imperative of a fresh breath to sanitise the system cannot be overemphasised.”

Meanwhile, the Director of the Transition Monitoring Group, Auwal Rafsanjani, said, “There are legal frameworks guiding the appointment and issuance of contracts in Nigeria. Appointments in the civil service are made based on the federal character, for example, every state must have at least one minister, and the same is true of ambassadors.

“If he is referring to the appointment of aides, it is up to him to ensure that he moves the country forward without being accused of lopsidedness. It is in the best interest of the candidates to ensure that whatever they do is in line with the law.”

Source: Punch

Atiku is a business man

The Minister of Looting has already started Privatizing the Nation's Official Seat, without being elected?

I fear who no fear this Mr. Mikano

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That's what Peter Obi calls transactional government!

These people have been practicing this for years.

APC and PDP have really destroyed this country.

Nowadays the dimension of the attack is now between APC to Pdp and vice versa , now leaving LP of the equation, before now it was more of apc against LP

Let Feb 25 come and let us rest from this noise

It will be very hard for Nigeria to get better under this old men who just want to be leaders not because they want to help the country and it's people but because they want to loot and loot more...

Structure of Criminality


#AtikuGate

Atiku is even better than Tinubu, at least he is not running on Muslim Muslim ticket, Yoruba Christian's may even support him

Atiku is going to share our resources to his cronies.

Nawa

Ok

They should continue mocking each why Mr Obidient walk ahead obidiently

In saner climes, Candidates like Atiku and Tinubu shouldn’t even be in the presidential race talk more of campaigning openly with no iota of shame.

But anything goes in Nigeria as long as your embezzled money can buy the right connection.

We have a long way to go before we can redeem this cursed country and we really need to get it right this time around.

Vote wisely !

It peter obi or nothing

That's a quid pro quo

The concept of "national cake " politics is what these old people base their ideology on.

True

Transactional government.

It's exactly why we are still in this mess. GodfobidBatin.

Atiku is a very tribalistic and cunny man

I don't like him

SmartPolician:
That's what Peter Obi calls transactional government!

These people have been practicing this for years.

APC and PDP have really destroyed this country.

Obinna was a top chieftain of the PDP that destroyed the country, he was even the vice presidential candidate of Atiku under the evil PDP

TheChameleon:


Atiku na Conqueror of flat heads.

Na them dey believe am.

I can bet you that he will flog Peter Obi in SE.

Once he flings money... they will sell their mothers. They disgraced Ojukwu the same way when he contested.

U dey always go off point

Simply put.... Not vote , don't expect to be part of the loot sharing....

Stupid old thief

Atiku and the likes are part of the reasons why Nigeria is not doing well

Paddy paddy government

People will be given contract not because they merit it but because they have friends in high places

These people would execute the contract anyhow and pocket the money and nobody would ask questions .

When the project collapses they would re -award the contract to another friend and same circle would continue

Money that would have been used to develop school and health and other critical infrastructure would end up in the deep pockets of Thieves

This is why we must all rise to vote wisely

Vote for Peter obi

For the Glory of God
And
The glory of Nigeria

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME THE NORTH IS VERY DIVIDED.

THIS ELECTION WILL BE A LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR PETER OBI.

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What we have are Polithiefcians & not Leaders.

All this one na normal talk. Wike does that a lot and jobs are been done.

What's the difference between this comment and the soaked bread comment or even the 97% and 5% comment. They equallly convey the same message, if no vote from u, no development comes to you/no appointment comes to u.
So why is APC salivating/criticising PDP over this comment? Have they criticised their two officers that made same comments?
Is there a difference really between ApC and PDP?

Atiku is 1,000,000 times better than Tinubu. Carry go Waziri.