The PDP made this known in a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan.
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| Atiku Abubakar and Muhammadu Buhari (PRNigeria) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Buhari to a debate with its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The party said “President
Buhari must face Atiku in person, as Nigerians are not ready to accept
any representation, whosoever, from him. If, as a Commander-In-Chief, Mr
President cannot face a political debate, how then can he vigorously
engage international competitors?”
According to Vanguard, the PDP made this known in a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan.
It also accused the President of abandoning soldiers waging war against Boko Haram in the North-East.
“Mr.
President should explain why he has been insensitive to the killing of
citizens and soldiers by marauders and insurgents, particularly, given
allegations that he has been distracting the Armed forces by dragging
them to participate in his re-election campaign.
“Nigerians
recall that at the time our troops were being attacked by insurgents,
our service chiefs were attending the launch of President Buhari’s “Next
Level” campaign mantra, stolen from a foreign institute.
“Nigerians
await President Buhari to answer to the humongous corruption in his
administration; why he has failed to fulfill any of his 2015 campaign
promises and why he cannot show any key development project he initiated
and completed in his three and half years in office,” PDP added.
False promises
The party also alleged that Buhari used propaganda and false promises to get into power.
Adding that “President
Buhari must be ready to face the over 40 million Nigerians who lost
their jobs and millions more whose businesses have folded up due to his
incompetence and harsh economic policies.
“He
must face the victims of human rights violations, extra-judicial
killings, illegal arrests and arbitrary detention under his
administration.
“President Buhari came
to power through false promises and propaganda. Now, the day of
reckoning has come and he cannot run away from his failures.
“On
our part, our candidate is ready to face President Buhari, one-on-one.
He has his scorecard in governance and his blueprint for national
rebirth; wealth creation, youth empowerment and building a prosperous
nation, which has become dominant among the aspirations of Nigerians.”
Recently, minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi made it clear that it is not necessary for Buhari to participate in a presidential debate.
The minister said this while answering questions during an interview on Arise News Television on Thursday, November 15, 2018.
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