APC Debunks Osinbajo's Oath-Taking Allegation, Alleges PDP's Desperate Plans to Freeze Opposition Accounts

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that its vice presidential candidate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, had taken an oath to yield his position to party leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu within six months of an APC federal government's inauguration. The APC claims this was a desperate attempt by the PDP to dampen APC's popularity, which was boosted by President Goodluck Jonathan's failed attempts to discredit General Muhammadu Buhari's speech at the Chatham House think tank in London. The APC also accused the PDP of planning to freeze opposition leaders' bank accounts and grounding private jets belonging to APC chieftains, describing the plan as "bestial and undemocratic."

Key Takeaways:

• APC has dismissed allegations of a secret oath by Professor Yemi Osinbajo to yield his position to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
• APC claims PDP's allegations are a desperate attempt to dampen APC's popularity following President Goodluck Jonathan's failed attempts to discredit General Muhammadu Buhari's speech at the Chatham House think tank in London.
• APC has accused PDP of planning to freeze opposition leaders' bank accounts and grounding private jets belonging to APC chieftains.
• APC is set to implement a new campaign strategy involving series of town hall meetings in major cities across the country.
• The party's presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, and party leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu are due to return to Nigeria today to commence another stage of the campaigns.
• APC has used the opportunity to inspire international sympathy and support by embarking on a trip to London, where Buhari delivered a speech at the Chatham House think tank.
• Buhari has assured the international community that an APC government would ensure economic and political stability of the country and fight corruption head-on.

Statistics:

• APC has implemented a new campaign strategy involving series of town hall meetings in major cities across the country.
• The party's presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, and party leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu are due to return to Nigeria today to commence another stage of the campaigns.
• APC's new campaign strategy will involve direct consultations with strategic groups across the country.
• Some of the towns likely to host APC town hall meetings include Onitsha, Aba, Asaba, and Gboko.

Sources:

• THISDAY
• AllAfrica Global Media
• COMTEX