By Ikechukwu Okaforadi
The presidential candidate for All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has told his colleagues in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively that sponsoring fake news against him will not stave off their impending defeat in the 2023 presidential election.
In a statement issued yesterday by his Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said PDP and Labour Party, having realised they have no sure path to victory in the February 2023 presidential election upped their campaign of calumny, disinformation and misinformation by sponsoring fake news against him.
“They did it by forging the letterhead of the Independent National Electoral Commission and the signature of its national commissioner, Festus Okoye.
“The forged statement purportedly issued by INEC was disseminated to deceive the gullible public that INEC was investigating allegations against Asiwaju Tinubu that, they desperately hoped, will ultimately lead to the disqualification of the frontline APC Presidential candidate.
“We are not in any way surprised by the antics of the sinking opposition parties. What we found shocking was how quickly some compromised media organisations gulped the falsehood, hook, line and sinker, without attempting to verify.
“We understand why they did so: the forgery and its narrative fit their mindset of throwing overboard every known virtue of ethical journalism and professionalism, as they work in cahoot with the opposition to defame Asiwaju Tinubu.”
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