The Senior Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Festus Keymao, has reacted to the public gaffe suffered by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in Jos, Plateau State.
The former Vice President is reported to have suffered the gaffe at the PDP presidential rally held at the Rwang Pam township stadium in Jos on Tuesday.
While concluding his speech in Hausa, Atiku said, “For God’s sake and for the value of this place, ensure that you vote for A… I mean PDP this time around.”
Meanwhile, the PDP presidential candidate’s gaffe comes weeks after a similar incident involving the APC flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, which also occurred at the same stadium.
During his address to supporters at the Plateau rally, Tinubu said, “God bless PD… APC”.
Reacting to the development in a tweet via his verified Twitter handle, Keyamo admitted that his principal made a mistake while addressing supporters in Jos weeks ago.
The junior Minister of Labour and Employment also called out ThisDay newspaper for making Tinubu’s gaffe its lead story, asking the media outfit to also do the same for Atiku.
He wrote: “The day@officialABAT said PD-APC in an apparent slip of tongue, @THISDAYLIVE (its newspaper) made it their lead story the next day.
“Now, Atiku has said AP-PDP in a slip of tongue on the same ground in JOS today. In a test of non-partisanship, we await their headline tomorrow.”
In his words, Festus Keyamo, SAN @fkeyamo said: “The day @officialABAT said PD-APC in an apparent slip of tongue, @THISDAYLIVE (its newspaper) made it their lead story the next day. Now, Atiku has said AP-PDP in a slip of tongue on the same ground in JOS today. In a test of non-partisanship, we await their headline tomorrow.”
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