APC says Buhari’s statement in Zamfara was a joke
The APC campaign council’s spokesman, Festus Kayamo also accused the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar of spreading fake news.
The APC campaign council’s spokesman, Festus Kayamo also accused the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar of spreading fake news.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council has dismissed claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that President Buhari asked the people of Zamfara state cause violence if he loses in the state.
According to Daily Post, the campaign council’s spokesman, Festus Kayamo also accused the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar of spreading fake news.
He said “Nothing can be farther from the truth. The Hausa word the President used in Zamfara, which has been taken out of context, is “fitna”. Incidentally all our Hausa language scholars have said the word means different things: it means distress, trial, affliction or temptation. It can also be used to describe rebellion or uprising.
“In this case, President Buhari was actually weighing in on the joke told very often of recent in the North that due to the rice boom, farmers have embarked on pilgrimage and the marrying of more wives. So, what the President meant was actually a joke deliberately taken out of context: he simply told the crowd to ensure they eat very well because of the rice boom before they can contemplate giving in to those temptations.
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“Even in some private meetings with our campaign team, the President has always commented on this joke. Sadly, out of desperation, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has decided to peddle falsehood.
“We urge Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to realize that it is God Almighty that gives power and takes power. He should not use his palpable desperation to return to power (in order to sell Nigeria to his “friends” and to make them rich) to set this nation ablaze by outright falsehood.”
The Zamfara state Governor has however vowed not to allow elections take place in the state if the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not allowed to participate.
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