Ahead of the March 19 area council poll in the Federal
Capital Territory, candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC,
have removed the picture of President Muhammadu Buhari from their
campaign posters.
Prior to now, most of the candidates featured the picture of the president as a means to boost their electoral fortunes.
However,
our correspondent observed that in AMAC, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Bwari,
the posters bearing the pictures of the president have all being
replaced by fresh ones without him featuring.
Efforts to speak to
party officials of the APC in the FCT was met with a brick wall as none
of them was prepared to offer any explanation for the sudden change.
Some
residents argued that the dire situation of things could be reason why
the APC candidates decided to take the ‘safer route’ of not featuring
the president as it could serve as reminder of failed promises.
Speaking
on the issue Ismaila Bala, a businessman and resident of Gwagwa, said;
“which politician will want to associate with somebody you want to vote
for and you are crying about his style of governance? Voting is done
mostly at the grassroots and that is where this economic hardship is
biting more.
“A mudu of rice that was sold for N250 is now N450,
and that is how it is with other commodities almost 100 percent
increase, meanwhile there is no money in circulation to buy the items.
So I think they are being wise to have removed his picture from their
posters, because people are hungry.”
Reacting to the allegation,
the Candido Campaign Organization spokesperson, Mr. Dayo Lawal, said
there are many posters with some having Buhari's picture. President
Buhari is our leader, we are proud to identify with him.”
But he could not show any of the posters with the president’s picture.
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