Nigerian Youths for Atiku (NYFA) has urged Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, Candidate of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) in 2023 presidential election to stop attacking former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s reputation.
Gatekeepers News reports that this comes after Kwankwaso accused Abubakar of peddling lies at 80 years of age in a recent media interview.
Kwankwaso said that Abubakar’s camp had falsely told some Northern elders that the ex-VP had reached an agreement with him and the 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi to take turns at the presidency from 2027.
Reacting in a statement released, Director of Communications of NYFA, Nigeria and Diaspora, Mr Dare Dada said that the claim is true, adding that the former vice president was not a problem to Kwankwaso’s presidential ambition.
He said, “It is so sad that someone of Kwankwanso calibre will make frantic efforts to denigrate the person of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President of Nigeria, just to score some cheap political points.”
“The former Vice- President needs no validation from him to be relevant politically as far as the Nigerian political space is concerned.”
“Engaging in such level of falsehood just to make a point is not only ridiculous but demeaning.”
Dada said that such attacks on opposition figures were not good at this time when opposition leaders were supposed to be strategising on an alliance to give Nigerians a better deal in 2027.
He said opposition leaders must shun divisive tendencies and rhetorics, capable of undermining the unity and progress needed in the nation.
The youth leader further urged Kwankwaso to rather dissipate energy on issues confronting Northern Nigeria and speak up.
He added, “The youth of this nation are determined to stand for integrity and ensure that politics of deceit and manipulation are relegated to the past.”
“It is our collective belief that politics of honesty and integrity will always triumph over self-serving lies.”
“The NYFA remains committed to supporting visionary leaders like Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who prioritise national development and the well-being of all Nigerians over personal ambition.”
