{"id":35237,"date":"2015-01-22T20:23:30","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T19:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=35237"},"modified":"2015-01-22T20:23:30","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T19:23:30","slug":"well-respond-fani-kayodes-provocations-apc-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/well-respond-fani-kayodes-provocations-apc-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;ll not respond to Fani-Kayode\u2019s provocations \u2013 APC campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"color: black;\">*Its mere distraction to cover up insecurity, unemployment and corruption of PDP-led govt<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has said that it prefers not to respond to the provocations of the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP presidential campaign, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, but rather engage him on issues that have the potential to bring the greatest good for the greatest number of Nigerians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">A press statement signed by Director of Media and Publicity of the APCPCO, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Thursday said it was laughable the PDP would not let-go of the educational qualifications of the APC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, even when the matter has been exhaustively laid to rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u201cIt is not our desire in the APC presidential campaign organisation to join an individual who has a record of talking to please the moment on any petty issue.<span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0At some point in the recent past, it was convenient for Fani-Kayode to say this of the APC and its leaders: &#8216;What Nigerians need now is to join hands with the APC leaders, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari and Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to move the nation forward.\u2019<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: black;\">Today, a Fani-Kayode sees no desecration in recanting that same position, just to\u00a0satisfy his convenience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u201cThe APC and its candidate are in this presidential campaign to discuss issues that will improve the standard of living of Nigerians and ensure that the people of this country are properly secured. Whenever the PDP and its presidential campaign spokesman feel ready to join us on this noble path, we will not be willing to join them on petty issues,\u201d Shehu said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">He noted that these distractions are being promoted in order \u00a0to provide a blanket cover over the shortcomings of the Jonathan administration in the areas of security, employment, war against corruption and infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">&#8220;Nigerians need no telling that all these distractions and provocations by Jonathan, the PDP and their cohorts are aimed at ensuring that they escape scrutiny over their score card marked by insecurity, unemployment and rampant corruption,&#8221; Shehu said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"color: black;\">Signed:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"color: black;\">Garba Shehu<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"color: black;\">Directorate of Media &amp; Publicity<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"color: black;\">APC Presidential Campaign Organisation<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"color: black;\">Plot 781 Herbert Macaulay Way<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"color: black;\">Central Area<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"color: black;\">Abuja<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Its mere distraction to cover up insecurity, unemployment and corruption of PDP-led govt The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has said that it prefers not to respond to&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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