PRESS STATEMENT BY APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL:
WHY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI DID NOT ATTEND THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ORGANISED BY THE NIGERIA ELECTION DEBATE GROUP AND THE BROADCASTING ORGANISATIONS OF NIGERIA

The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who is also the APC Presidential Candidate in the forthcoming Presidential Election, President Muhammadu Buhari, could not attend the Presidential Debate organised by the Nigeria Election Debate Group and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria which held today, Saturday, January 19, 2019 for the following reasons:

Firstly, out of several opportunities afforded our candidate to interact with the Nigerian people directly by different organisations, our presidential candidate has taken full advantage of another town-hall meeting organized by another group which held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. He was also joined at that town-hall meeting by our Vice-Presidential candidate who is also the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Nigerians from all walks of life who were physically present and through on-line platforms asked uncensored questions which were adequately answered. It was also transmitted live by various broadcast networks in Nigeria.

In addition, the busy and hectic official and campaign schedules of Mr. President clashed with this programme. Today, Mr. President commissioned the Baro Inland Water Port in Niger State and campaigned in Niger and Plateau States where his time was over-stretched by the tumultuous and mammoth crowds in both States, (as seen by Nigerians on live television) and only returned to Abuja late this evening.

Whilst we thank the organisers for the invitation, we want to assure Nigerians that we shall continue to hold these debate groups and Nigerians in high esteem which our candidate has demonstrated during past election debates when he honoured similar invitations. Nigerians will also recall that a few weeks ago, our Vice-Presidential candidate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, also attended the debate organized by the same organisations.

Lastly, we note the statement of the candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar who actually came for the event and left the venue when he did not see Mr. President, who is our candidate. According to him, he would not want to “attack” Mr. President in his absence.

It should now be obvious to Nigerians that for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the PDP, this election is all about attacking the person and programmes of Mr. President and not about proffering their own solutions to the problems they created during their sixteen years of misrule, maladministration and looting of the nation’s resources. When they cannot see President Buhari to attack, the content of their campaign becomes hollow, empty and “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”. Now that Atiku Abubakar had a unique opportunity to explain to Nigerians his own vision and mission without a President Buhari in the picture, he ran away. Afterall, he has his own eight years of crass and grand corruption as Vice President to defend before the Nigerian people.

On February 16, 2019 we urge Nigerians to demonstrate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the PDP, through their votes, how empty indeed their campaign has always been and to vote massively for President Muhammadu Buhari and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN who have started the rebuilding process of our great nation.

Thank you.

FESTUS KEYAMO,SAN, FCIArb (UK)
Director, Strategic Communications,
APC Presidential Campaign Council.
(Official Spokesperson).

Nonsence excuse the campaign go run ni? Micthewww

The president, the useless aide, the party, the poster and all zombies are MAD..

You people think you are talking to kindergartens

When trump said buhari is lifeless, he wasn't beefing or anything.. He was stating a fact..!!

Atiku is a shameless cretin. He went to the venue of the debate to take pictures and not to engage other candidates. Nigerians cannot be fooled , we understand his antics. What’s more disgraceful for him is how he disrespected the other candidates and millions of Nigerians who wanted to engage and listen to him. He’s as empty as we suspected. He’s only in the race to loot and enrich himself. Dude is a real fraud.

Sai Buhari

Atiku can continue to have his debates with LiePOBS

Tell buhari that Atiku has challenged him to fix a date and place convenient for him.
No need for this long grammar and excuses

Both Buhari and Atiku should fuk off.

I saw Amaechi's & Oshiomole's facial expressions during the said townhall meeting.

Absolute nonsense.
Always giving unfounded reason for incompetence and failure.

Atiku tweeted in Washington Campaign scatter in Delta, Buhari gave his presidential flag to Ogboru indirectly telling Nigerians "I no de do again", shege dan buru uba

Both Atiku and Buhari are both failures by turning down this debate

Balderdash!!!

You are just a lifeless dullard.
U should be there to tell us the reason for ur failure on ur promises and the hardship u put on entire Nigerians.

Anyways if not coneheaded Yoruba Muslims why would a sane person want to vote u again for second term ? .

Explanations and excuses for failure.

They shd jst sharap.. Jubril never had any intention to come for that debate

NothingDoMe:
https://www.nairaland.com/4970922/atiku-issues-statement-absence-presidential

They can't read.

One word for Buhari and his managers: Cowards!

Shqme on Buhari andhis legion of zombies..

G

Which explanations?

We saw it coming. Atiku's arrival for the debates was just a cajoled

www.nairaland.com/attachments/8539750_img20190119wa0004_jpeg57775adc14dd39a902d35ad79ce2620a

Buhari is a dunce....

A man who can't remember his name and handed over his presidential ambition to great ogboru

Only fools support this cow government

Story for the gods.... If after what played out today, you still go ahead to vote in APC or PDP that cannot come and tell you how they will lead you... You have a problem..

ok

BruncleZuma:


They can't read.

So all they know is how to gallivant around Nairaland looking for falsehood to peddle abi? No wahala.