The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar made a remark over the weekend that alarmed the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Agbo Major, a NNPP spokesman, told Newsmen that Atiku’s statement will provide Nigerians the chance to identify the true ethnic jingoists.
Major emphasized that a presidential candidate shouldn’t be seen making such an ethnic remark since the country’s unity is too delicate for anyone to do so.
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He said, “My reaction is as good as the outrage of the average Nigerian. Our unity is so fragile and somebody who wants to be president shouldn’t be seen making such divisive statements. It is left for Nigerians to judge.”
Atiku has meantime claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has misrepresented his remarks at the Arewa House in Kaduna.
“For the benefit of the innocent public who might be hoodwinked by the usual behavior of APC in telling a big lie, what transpired was a direct question to Atiku to address the Northern audience on why he should be voted for by the Northern electorate,” the former vice president said in a statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe.
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“In answering this question, Atiku started with a joke by addressing the questioner as ‘Mr. Northerner’ which is a veiled criticism of why he limited his question to the Northern audience in the first place.’’
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