The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as “dubious” the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, warning the Ndigbo not to fall for the antics of the opposition leaders.
It wondered how the few people in Ohaneze were trying to misrepresent the interest of the Ndigbo.
Ohaneze had on Thursday released a communiqué after a meeting to endorse the candidacy of Atiku.
Reacting to the development on Friday in Abuja, the National Publicity Secretary of APC, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, said: “Ndigbo should not forget that it was during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku as deputy that Nigeria’s political history witnessed the frequent manipulated changes to the Senate Presidency and setting of Igbo brothers against one another for political gains.
“Our observation comes against the backdrop of the now disputed communiqué issued by some members of Ohaneze Ndigbo on the 2019 general elections. With a few members of Ohaneze falling for Atiku’s antics, it has now become clear that the purported endorsement of Atiku’s presidential ambition does not enjoy the support of most of the Igbo. One of such proofs is the statement by the Anambra state government dissociating the state from the dubious endorsement of Atiku contained in the equally disputed communiqué.”
Continuing, he said: “Without playing to the gallery, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration has pursued a deliberate policy of probity, inclusive governance and national spread in the allocation of our national resources and developmental projects across the country.
“Ndigbo and indeed all Nigerians must be wary of the machinations of conmen who now masquerade as ‘messiahs’ in the garb of politicians. Their antecedents does not synchronise with the image they now purport which is dangerous. They are latter-day converts on the issue of restructuring who hitherto occupied public offices and did nothing on the issues of restructuring.”
