The spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organization, Segun Showunmi, on Tuesday declared that it was impossible for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, President Muhammadu Buhari to defeat his main opponent, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party in the presidential election slated for Saturday.
Showunmi also denied ever predicting that Buhari would win, as he claimed that an audio purported to have been his voice was doctored to suit the purpose of the APC. He accused leaders of the APC of “elevating falsehood.
Below is Showunmi’s statement as shared on his Twitter handle:
“My attention has been called to a manipulated fake news (doctored audio) by @APCNigeria trolls. However, I refuse to indulge the howling of sponsored trolls.
Fact is, my statement in a radio interview in response to why the @OfficialPDPNig rested its campaigns for 72hrs on the Justice Onnoghen issue was that "it is statistically impossible for @MBuhari to defeat @atiku in the 2019 general elections.”
On many occasions, I have wondered why the @APCNigeria narrative has so far consistently failed to gain traction aside the fact that they have performed poorly in all material particulars.
The main reason in my opinion is that the handlers of the @APCNigeria and their leaders have elevated lies, rumours and propaganda to the highest levels, and the flip side of this, aside that it is indecorous and out rightly unacceptable in descent environments is that it makes believability of anything @APCNigeria puts out difficulty to take.
As spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign, I have been civil, honest, circumspect, truthful, dignified and moderate in the execution of this assignment.
I am cognizant of the fact that we have a shared vision as citizens of the greatest country in the world, with potential to be even much greater. I also recognize that we must try to make the narrative-space less toxic for all, as all we are trying to do is promote our agenda.
You just need to look at the clips from the @MBuhari rallies and compare them to the @atiku rallies. Look at their Lagos rally, look at the show of shame in Ogun where they practically hulled stones, and objects at themselves under the supervision of their candidate @MBuhari, and then compare it to @atiku in Kano, Port Harcourt and all other locations in Nigeria.
I repeat, it is statistically impossible for @MBuhari to win the 2019 elections. He cannot even achieve it by rigging for it is too late.
The citizens of our beloved country have moved on to a leader whose agenda they can connect with. All that is left is to encourage @MBuhari to realize that there is life after Aso Rock.
In any case, Nigerians also hope he realizes the need to attend to his failing health even as history can still be kind to him if he redeems himself at the 13th hour.
And in case he allows himself to be destroyed by a bunch of incompetent rascals who wish to push him into interfering and manipulating the 2019 elections, may armageddon not befall our country on the behest of @MBuhari and the desperations of the cabal that have held him captive for the better part of the last 4 years.
For the umpteen time, I repeat, it is statistically impossible for @MBuhari to defeat @atiku in 2019.
I urge all our supporters, all Nigerians at home and in the diaspora and indeed all men and women of voting age with PVC to go out and vote, also to wait and have their votes counted and see to it that the results reflect what is recorded.
One thing we must not forget, the peace and progress of our beloved Nigeria is too important a task at this juncture than the howling of paid trolls nor the whistling of birds.
Let’s get Nigeria working again. Atiku/Obi will get the job done and we all will give them the needed support”
