Shun Igbo And Yoruba: You Are Simply Scared Of Atiku’s Popularity – PDP Replies APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to a statement from the All Progressives Congress (APC) accusing its flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, of practicing ethnic and tribal politics.

Naija News recalls that over the weekend the PDP standard bearer, during a meeting in Kaduna, had urged his audience to shun Yoruba and Igbo presidential candidates, insisting that Nigeria needs a pan-Nigerian leader.

Atiku’s comment sparked various reactions from Nigerians with some condemning the former Vice President and describing him as a sectional leader.

Speaking on Atiku’s comment the APC had described him as a sectional leader.

Reacting, PDP’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba argued that APC’s comment has shown that the party is jittery over his principal’s popularity across the country.

The statement reads: “For clarity and avoidance of doubt Atiku Abubakar remains a Pan-Nigerian leader; a symbol of national unity, cohesion and tolerance who is comfortable and loved in all parts of the country.

“He had never and will never set any part of our country against the other as being mischievously hyped by the APC. To set the record straight, the PDP Presidential Candidate, in responding within the context of the question put to him at the event noted that he had built bridges across the country and that what Nigerians, including an average northerner need, was a Pan-Nigerian leader and not an ethnic champion.

“We know that the APC is jittery over the overwhelming popularity of Atiku Abubakar across the nation because of his focus on issues that will improve the lives of Nigerians and as such the APC is desperate to smear his Pan-Nigerian standing.”