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APC Alleges PDP's Sinister Plot to Spread Calumny Against Tinubu and the APC

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Jan 29, 2023 — 1 min read

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has allegedly recruited social media actors to mount a campaign of calumny against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), the PDP has planned a coordinated campaign to spread fake news, defame, and delegitimize Tinubu and the APC. This sinister plot aims to manipulate Nigerians, especially those in the north, to see Tinubu in a bad light and secure a chance at the Feb. 25 presidential election.

Key Takeaways:

PDP has allegedly recruited social media actors to spread calumny against Tinubu and the APC.
The campaign involves spreading fake news, especially in Hausa language, to defame and delegitimize Tinubu and the APC.
PDP plans to use parody social media accounts of popular newspapers and blogs, such as Vanguard Hausa and Daily Trust Hausa, to disseminate fake news on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, and other digital platforms.
The APC PCC says they uncovered the evil plot, which involves making false claims and allegations against President Muhammadu Buhari, Asiwaju Tinubu, his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima, and other APC national, regional, zonal, and state leaders.
PDP's presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his party know they cannot win the election and are resorting to fake news and manipulation to secure victory.
Atiku's campaign is reportedly heading to a crash, and PDP is futilely hoping to avoid defeat by sponsoring coordinated fake news assaults on APC, Tinubu, and the government.

Sources:

APC statement by Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC)
Aug. 9, 2021: K.R.K Media was created on Facebook (later changed to Daily Trust Media)
Dec. 7, 2022: Daily Trust Media changed its name to Daily Trust Hausa
Aug. 13, 2022: Facos News Hausa was created on Facebook (later changed to Daily Trust Hausa)
Dec. 21, 2021: Vanguard Hausa was created on Facebook

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