—Insists The Clergymen Are Not Fake, Berates Sensational Social Media Vilification
The Director of Media and Communication, Tinubu Campaign Organization (TCO) Mr. Bayo Onanuga has declared that the virtuous clergymen that graced the unveiling ceremony of the running mate of foremost presidential candidate in the country and national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senator Kashim Shettima shall become heroes of tomorrow’s Christendom.
This is coming on the heels of unwarranted and baseless vilification that greeted the coalition of clergymen’s attendance at the event held on Wednesday at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.
Onanuga, in a press statement released on Thursday, described the vilification as unwarranted distraction noting that the clergymen were not fake but upcoming in the Christendom.
His words, “They are church leaders who genuinely believe that Nigerians must eschew politics of hatred and religious bigotry and rather embrace politics of peace and nation building.
“We, therefore, deplore the hysterical twisting of the presence of these men and women in cassocks and the false accusation against our candidates, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Shettima.”
Speaking further, “The orchestrated social media sensation over the presence of the men is needless and all calculated to detract from the huge success recorded at the momentous event on Wednesday.
“We believe Nigerians are too wise and discerning to see through this shenanigan. Asiwaju Tinubu and his running mate and our great party are working very hard to provide purposeful leadership and good progressive governance that will improve the quality of life of Nigerians.
“We are well aware that the opposition parties and the sponsors of the social media charade are jittery and threatened by the intimidating political credentials of our candidates. The only way they hope to shift attention of public scrutiny away from their uninspiring candidates and credentials is to create social media distraction.
He concluded saying, “Our campaign is determined on focusing on core governance issues that affect all Nigerians with a view to confronting them and make the desired improvements in the standard of living of our people.”
