BEGGING US PRESIDENT TO ENDORSE TINUBU ACT OF DESPERATION, ATIKU TELLS APC

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has described as, an act of desperation, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) shopping for endorsements for President-elect, Bola Tinubu, particularly begging United States President, Joe Biden, to call and congratulate him.

In a statement issued by Atiku’s Special Assistant, Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Thursday, the former Vice President noted that the APC PCC Director of New Media, Femi Fani-Kayode, had taken to Twitter to say that although the US State Department had congratulated Tinubu, there was a need for Biden to add his voice as both the US and Nigeria shared a historic relationship.

The statement recalled what Fani-Kayode said: “Yes, the American State Department and the American Ambassador to Nigeria both congratulated Asiwaju. For this, we are eternally grateful, and it reflects a measure of respect. However, it’s time for Joe (Biden) to pick up the phone and add his voice. We are a big nation: we deserve no less.”

However, Atiku observed that Fani-Kayode’s tweets were evidence of desperation