The All Progressives Congress (APC) has washed it’s hands off the allegation by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that it was attacked by APC sponsored thugs during it’s rally in Kaduna, noting that it’s gubernatorial candidate is too refined for such uncivilized act.
PDP held it’s presidential campaign rally at the Kaduna Township Stadium on Monday during which the party alleged that it’s supporters were attacked by miscreants sponsored by the ruling party, but former APC deputy spokesman, Timi Frank, went further to claim that the thugs were sponsored by the APC Kaduna state gubernatorial candidate, Sen. Uba Sani.
But in a swift reaction, APC said it had no hand in any such nefarious act, noting that levelling such uncouth, defamatory and unsubstantiated allegations against it, is a sign that PDP has no case.
APC Publicity Secretary in Kaduna state, Alhaji Salisu Tanko Wusono said, “as a professional hireling, Timi Frank has gotten a new assignment. He is perfect for the hatchet job of running his mouth, going by his antecedent, on a matter that he is ill informed about. Indeed, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has elected spokesmen at state and national levels, including those at the Presidential Campaign Council, as well as the battery of media aides that its presidential candidate parades.
“However, giving the reputational damage that it may cause them, apart from possible litigation, the party chose an unsavory character to carry its dubious message, which is laden with injurious falsehoods. Timi Frank claimed that Senator Uba Sani and the Kaduna state gubernatorial candidate of APC, sent thugs to disrupt PDP’s presidential rally, without an iota of proof. Significantly, Timi Frank was mis-briefed by his paymasters.
“Senator Uba Sani is too refined to play that kind of crude politics because it is not in his character to do so. More so, there is no need to bother with a party that is already sprawling on the floor. However, in a bid to set the records straight and clear his name, and APC’s integrity, Timi Frank will hear from our lawyers in due course, if he does not retract that libelous statement and offer an unreserved apology to our gubernatorial candidate and our great party.
“Certainly, freedom of expression does not warrant levelling unsubstantiated, uncouth and defamatory allegations.
“The Township Stadium venue of the so called rally was half empty last Monday, to the utter embarrassment of PDP chieftains, in a state that has a former vice president, an ex-governor and a two term senator, including former National Chairman of the party.
“On the same day, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Jagaban Borgu) and APC presidential candidate, was in Kaduna to interact with Northern leaders at Arewa House, APC supporters, PDP die-hards and non partisan citizens of Kaduna state trooped to hear Tinubu’s plans for the North when he becomes President of Nigeria by the grace of God and the people’s votes.
“Consequently, the PDP presidential rally was reduced to a Town Hall meeting and to cover this embarrassment, the party alleged that thugs attacked their members at Ranchers Bees Stadium. Although arrests have been reportedly made, it beats the imagination how 2 million people can be cramped into the Township Stadium whose capacity is certainly less that 5,000 people.
“Timi Frank either does not know what transpired in Kaduna last Monday or he deliberately chose to bury his head in the sand. Either way, his message did not resonate with right thinking people because PDP is saddled with enough internal crises, both at state and federal levels, to pose any threat to APC’s imminent victory.”
