Buhari Replies Fayose Over Controversial Advertorial On The Front Page Of The Punch Newspaper

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate for the February 14 election, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said campaigns should focus on national issues and not on his state of health and dead Nigerian leaders. Buhari was reacting to doubts raised by some members of the Peoples Democratic Party about his health status and an advert by Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose warning Nigerians against voting for a 72-year-old man.

Buhari, in a message on his official Twitter handle said, “How can his (President Goodluck Jonathan) campaign be talking about ex-dead leaders, jogging around the stadium and outright lies about health?” Also, the Buhari Support Group Centre has condemned what it described as an orchestrated campaign of calumny and character assassination directed at Buhari, saying the advert was not decent.

“In line with the Abuja Accord signed by Gen. Buhari and President Jonathan, the advert in question is to say the least, in bad taste. Is it to say that our opponents have a death wish for our candidate? Political campaign should stick to issues and be decent,” the BSGC Director of Publicity, Chidia Maduekwe said.

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