We Will Not Indulge in Cheap Campaign Propaganda – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on
Wednesday said it would not indulge in cheap
campaign propaganda ahead of the February
general elections.
The Director-General of the party’s Presidential
Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode , said
this at a news conference in Abuja.
Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, re-
emphasised that the party would rather base its
campaign on ideas and issues.
He said that ideas and issues were important to
Nigerians, while showcasing its verifiable
achievements across the country to the
electorate.
He said that the party, in the course of its
electioneering, would raise fundamental questions
on the personalities of party flag bearers,
especially that of the opposition APC.
Such questions, he said, would bother around
past records and recent utterances of Gen.
Muhammad Buhari, the Presidential Candidate of
the APC, and what some of the utterances
portended for Nigerians.
Fani-Kayode said that though issues of security
and national development were crucial to political
campaigns, the personalities of party candidates
were equally important.
This, he said, was critical to enable the electorate
to have a better choice of who to vote for at the
elections.
“It is also important for the peace and well-being
of the people.
“More importantly, we shall let the world know
about the sterling performance of our candidate,
President Goodluck Jonathan, over the last four
years.
“We shall make a strong case and appeal to the
Nigerian people to grant him the privilege and
opportunity to serve a second term,’’ he said.
He said that the forthcoming election was a battle
for the sole and destiny of the country, saying
that “ it is a struggle between light and darkness.
“President Jonathan represents greater and better
future for Nigerians.
“The campaign of change of the APC has nothing
to offer Nigerians; its presidential candidate could
not be trusted with power.
“The fact that the APC opposed the proscription
of the Boko Haram sect by the Federal
Government should raise questions.
“No doubt, President Jonathan has done well in
transforming all sectors of the country`s economy
and deserves to be re-elected.
“The PDP represents light, the opposition APC
represents darkness”.
He described President Jonathan as the most
accommodating and credible candidate to govern
the country.
The former minister said that “in spite of acts of
insurgency in the North-East, the PDP-led Federal
Government had done a lot to contain the
situation”.
He dismissed allegations of corruption against the
Federal Government by members of the
opposition, adding that it was working within the
confines of due process.
He maintained that the Federal Government was
doing everything possible to address the issues of
corruption in the country, contrary to views of the
opposition.
“We are doing our very best to fight corruption
and to ensure that Boko Haram is brought to an
end in the country.
“This government is not ashamed and has
absolutely nothing to hide, when it comes to
managing the nation’s resources.
“They need to tidy up their affairs before pointing
accusing fingers at the president and the PDP as
a party,’’ he said.
He said it was necessary for Nigerians to join
forces with the Federal Government to fight acts
of insurgency in the country and the North-East
particularly.
He faulted the allegation of corruption charges
against him during his tenure as aviation minister,
saying that: “I am clean enough to represent and
speak for the President.’’
He said there was so much achievement to
showcase to Nigerians in the course of the
campaign.
The former minister expressed optimism that the
PDP would win the minds of Nigerians to give
President Jonathan and other PDP candidates
their votes at the elections.

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