Atiku Disowns Posters In Circulation In Abuja

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has dissociated himself from campaign poster that was seen in Abuja and its environs.

Naija News had reported sighting fresh posters of Atiku Abubakar in certain streets of Abuja which has already generated reactions from the presidency.

The fresh posters bear inscriptions that say: ‘The real and the right.’

The posters, which surfaced in the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, also bore ‘Pukka’ a Hindi word, which literally means ‘Genuine.

Reacting in a statement sent to Naija News, the Media Adviser to the former Vice President, Paul Ibe, stated that his principal was focused on retrieving his stolen mandate.

The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to posters of His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election being circulated in Abuja.

“We disassociate the former Vice President of Nigeria from the said posters in circulation.

“The campaign season is over. The tainted electoral victory by the incumbent is being challenged in court.

“We refuse to be distracted, which is exactly the objective of our opponents but to remain focused on diligently pursuing our election petition with a view to retrieving the stolen mandate.”