The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has reacted to a viral audio of him allegedly planning to rig Saturday, February 25, 2023, presidential election.
Atiku’s running mate and Delta state Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, alongside the chairman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PDPPCC), and Sokoto state Governor Aminu Tambuwal were alleged to be involved in the conversation.
Reacting, the spokesman of PDPPCC, Phrank Shuaibu, in a statement on Friday, said it was the handiwork of the opposition parties.
The statement reads, “We warned last week that as the election approaches, there will be a spike in the rate of propaganda on social media. With barely 24 hours to the poll, we have witnessed propaganda from not just the All Progressives Congress but the Labour Party as well.
“In this latest drivel, a montage of speeches delivered by Atiku, Tambuwal, and Okowa since last year were manipulated and pieced together to give an impression that they were discussing plans to rig Saturday’s election. In this age of artificial intelligence technology, even dead people can be portrayed as delivering speeches. This is nothing new.
“For the record, Atiku has run in two presidential elections and has never been indicted or prosecuted for election violence or vote buying.
“But some people think they can sell a narrative of Atiku manipulating this election. This is indeed the height of desperation, the last kick of a dying horse. The APC and the Labour Party must note that elections are not won on social media but at the polling units.”