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Dismisses opinion polls tipping Obi ahead of Asiwaju to win
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has declared that its presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has a better track record as a performer and innovator than his counterparts in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) to win this weekend’s presidential poll.
APC PCC spoke at a press conference held in Abuja on Thursday and declared that the ruling party and its candidate are very much ready for the poll.
In a speech read by Special Adviser on Media and Strategic Communication, Dele Alake, the APC PCC argued that Tinubu ran a good campaign worthy enough to win the election for him.
The PCC expressed confidence that victory is certain for its presidential candidate, stressing that Nigerians will elect him the next President of Nigeria, for clearly standing apart from the pack and working so much to earn the trophy.
“In the last six months, we have conducted a good campaign. Our candidates have travelled around all 36 states and even made a return trip to many states for additional engagements.
“Our message of Renewed Hope and a better future have resonated well with Nigerians who are prepared to entrust the future of our country to the capable and steady hands of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima with their votes on Saturday, February 25th.
“Our message has been that the candidates in their first opportunity to govern their states of Lagos and Borno, left good impressions about themselves with their track records as performers and innovators. We cannot say the same of their competitors for power,” the APC PCC noted.
Declaring readiness for this weekend’s poll, the campaign council noted: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and our armed forces, especially the police, have all declared their preparedness and readiness to ensure we have a free, fair and credible election. APC as a party and our campaign council are ready for the election too.”
“We have worked so hard since INEC declared the campaign open for presidential and National Assembly positions on September 28, 2022. We are certain of victory because Nigerians will elect Asiwaju Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria, for, he clearly stands apart from the pack and has worked so much to earn the trophy.
“We sincerely thank the media for their support of our campaign and the very good coverage they gave to our principals. We solicit your continuous cooperation in the days ahead as we manage our post-election victory by the grace of God,” the APC PCC emphasised.
They also spoke on various polls that tipped the LP candidate, Peter Obi to win the election, describing it as cocktails of nebulous opinion polls.
“We are sure many of you must have seen all manner of opinion polls in the last few weeks that gave victory in the coming election to the LP candidate. These polls have oscillated between the sublime and the most ridiculous.
“We want to state categorically here, that those polls will only lead to despair, despondency, utter shame and disappointment because the pollsters only took a flight of fancy. There is no evidence and reality on the ground anywhere in Nigeria as far as the presidential election is concerned that supports Obi winning this election.
“LP has no pathway to victory. This presidential election is going to be a straight contest between the candidates of APC and PDP and from more studious and rational polling, our candidate, Asiwaju Tinubu is coasting home to victory despite the current challenges in the implementation of the currency swap and fuel scarcity that have caused some difficulties for almost all Nigerians regardless of social and economic status.
“We particularly find amusing the ANAP/NOI and Nextier polls that projected Obi as the winner or preferred candidate to win the presidential election.
“We have had cause to alert the security agencies to keep these pollsters under watch because their intention is to prepare the ground for unrest by giving false hope of winning to Obi’s motley crowd of supporters who have a predilection for violence with the way they bully, harass, intimidate and insult anyone who thinks differently from them,” the APC PCC quipped.
