Keyamo Reacts To Atiku’s Gaffe At PDP Rally In Kogi

The Chief Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Festus Keyamo, has reacted to the slip-up experienced by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, during the party’s campaign rally in Kogi State.

Recall that Atiku, his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa; the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, and several other PDP stalwarts had stormed the Kogi Confluence Stadium in Lokoja, the state capital, to woo the people and get their support for the February 25 presidential election.

However, while addressing the crowd of supporters who had thronged the stadium to catch a glimpse of the former Vice President, Atiku mistakenly said Nigerians should vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC), then quickly corrected himself.

He said: “People of Kogi state, we are here not to deceive you. We are men and women of integrity. I want to appeal to you that if you want your next state government to benefit you, vote APC… PDP in the presidential election.

“You will see that by the time we come to conduct the governorship election, we will take over Kogi state and make sure we deliver good governance to all of you.”

The development comes weeks after the PDP flagbearer made a similar gaffe during the party’s campaign rally at the Rwang Pam Township Stadium in Jos, the Plateau capital.

While concluding his speech in Hausa, Atiku said: “For God’s sake and for the value of this place, ensure that you vote for A… I mean PDP this time around”.

Reacting to Atiku’s latest slip-up in a tweet via his verified Twitter handle on Saturday, Keyamo said if it was the APC flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, that experienced the slip-up Atiku made, the media would have crucified him.

He wrote: “Atiku Abubakar just said in Kogi State Nigerians should vote for APC, then quickly corrected himself. Now, if this is ⁦@officialABAT the entire media would be screaming ‘gaffe’. Take note: this is NOT the first time Atiku is making the exact mistake on their campaign trail.”

Atiku Abubakar just said in Kogi State Nigerians should vote for APC, then quickly corrected himself. Now, if this is ⁦@officialABAT⁩ the entire media would be screaming ‘gaffe’. Take note: this is NOT the first time Atiku is making the exact mistake on their campaign trail pic.twitter.com/Uo66AQ5AWm

— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) January 14, 2023