The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has urged its members to accord former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar the respect due to his former office and status as a presidential candidate, despite accusing him of disrespecting President Bola Tinubu.
The council’s directive followed public reactions to Atiku’s decision to address Tinubu as “Bola”, which it described as unbecoming of a former vice-president and a presidential aspirant.
In a statement issued on Monday, the council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, said party leaders, spokespersons, members and support groups should continue to show Atiku the courtesies due to him, notwithstanding their disagreement with his conduct.
“Without any regard to his personal choice to disrespect the office he is aspiring to occupy, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has implored all party leaders, spokespersons, party members and support groups to accord all the respect, courtesies and regard due to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as former Vice President of Nigeria and a Presidential candidate,” the statement said.
The council faulted Atiku, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, for what it described as a lack of decorum in addressing the President.
It also accused him of allowing political animosity and ambition to influence his public conduct since losing the 2023 presidential election.
The APC council, however, said it would not follow what it characterised as Atiku’s approach to political engagement.
It added that its campaign would focus on issues affecting Nigerians, including the party’s programmes, Tinubu’s record in office and what it described as the administration’s efforts to move the country from reforms to prosperity ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
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