2023 Elections: APC Members Endorsing Atiku? Fresh Video Goes Viral
- There are indications that the APC is losing more members and support to opposition parties, especially in the north
- Evidence of this is a video shared on Tuesday, January 24, by Dino Melaye in which some APC youths were declaring support for PDP's Atiku Abubakar
- In the same video clip, the youths in Bauchi were destroying banners and posters of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima
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Bauchi - The spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s Presidential Campaign Council, Dino Melaye, has released a new video demarketing the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a video Melaye shared via Facebook on Tuesday, January 24, some young northerners who were said to be APC members in Bauchi were destroying the party's banners and posters.
The youths in the state were declaring their support for Atiku Abubakar, the PDP's presidential candidate, and Governor Bala Mohammed.
The former Kogi senator wrote on the social media platform:
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"APC boys supporting Atiku and Governor Bala."
He also shared the same video on Twitter. Watch below:
2023 presidency: Tinubu's ex-lead campaigner chooses from Obi, Atiku, Kwankwaso
Days after dumping the All Progressives Congress (APC), Najatu Muhammad, a former lead campaigner of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, had endorsed another presidential candidate ahead of the February 25 election.
The former APC bigwig has pitched her tent with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
It was confirmed by the media house that Najatu is now backing Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP's standard bearer as her candidate.
It was gathered that Dino Melaye, a spokesman of the PDP's presidential campaign council, was among those who received Muhammad at Atiku's house on Sunday.
Speaking on Najatu's recent decision, Melaye said on Twitter:
"It's happening now at Atiku's residence. Hajia Najahatu is 100% Artikulated. APC PCC take note. Exodus of prominent Apc PCC members will be a daily continuous affair from now till 24th of February."
Tinubu's lead campaigner dumps APC barely 5 weeks to presidential election
The director of the civil society directorate of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Naja'atu Muhammad, had resigned from the party.
Muhammad while announcing her resignation in a letter dated January 19 and addressed to the national chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Adamu, listed some of the challenges facing the country as her reason for leaving the ruling party at such a critical time.
Source: Legit.ng