PDP asks Buhari to resign, quit presidential bid over leaked audio

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign and end his re-election bid, following the “expressed disapproval and vilification” by the Director-General of his Presidential Campaign, Rotimi Amaechi, in the leaked audio recording.

The PPCO in a statement on Monday by its Director of Media and Publicity, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said since the audio recording leaked last Friday, neither  Amaechi nor the Buhari Campaign Organization has  denied or offered any cogent explanation on the matter.

The PPCO said the audio recording was an indication that President Buhari had lost the loyalty of his supporters.

“Amaechi’s confession, that President Buhari does not listen and that he does not give a hoot about the sufferings of Nigerians but laughs and glees at the misfortunes and plights of our citizens shows the world the level of disdain President Buhari holds Nigerians.

“This development amply shows that the Buhari Campaign Organization is in agreement with Amaechi that President Buhari’s incompetence, nepotism, insensitivity and corruption, and not the 16 years of the PDP in government, are responsible for the myriad of problems facing our nation.

“Our party, therefore, holds that President Buhari now lacks the honour and integrity to campaign and seek for votes since his Campaign Organization is holding him directly responsible for the biting economic hardship and security problems our nation has been facing in almost four years of his tenure, as expressly communicated in the leaked recording.

“Mr. President is now merely clinging on straws and walking by his own shadows and Nigerians can now see why he is desperate to use his niece in INEC, Amina Zakari, to rig himself back to power.

“The PPCO challenges President Buhari to dare Amaechi and speak out on this poor rating by his Campaign Organization, without which he lacks the rectitude to canvass for votes among Nigerians.

“We therefore urge President Buhari to advise himself, having seen that he has no support left, by throwing in the towel instead of allowing his desperation bring more opprobrium to his person and plunge the nation into unnecessary crisis.

“Finally, we hope that no harm will befall some members of the APC Presidential Campaign Organization for the exercise of their freedom of expression,” the PPCO said.