The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, of “running” to the UK to dodge the Arise TV town hall meeting.
According to PDP, the ruling party candidate in the 2023 election is avoiding questions on his plan to relocate the FCT from Abuja to Lagos.
The opposition pointed out that this was why Tinubu headed to the UK to speak on the economy, security and foreign policy at Chatham House on Monday, December 5.
The Presidential Town Hall Series Three on Sunday dwelled on education, healthcare, poverty and human capital.
PDP also warned Arise TV to desist from using its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, picture to promote the town hall meeting.
Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson of the Tinubu presidential campaign organisation, had said Tinubu would not be available for the Arise TV town hall meeting.
However, the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Sunday, December 4, alleged that Tinubu ran to the UK to avoid responding to questions on his alleged plan to move the federal capital territory from Abuja to Lagos.
The statement reads in part: “The plan to relocate the federal capital was conceptualised and propagated by the Tinubu campaign and only became hysterical as a result of the public ire against such an atrocious plot to sequester the nation’s capital for his personal selfish interest.”
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Arise News Presidential Town Hall Meeting Series 3 was to feature the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar ; Labour Party, Peter Obi; New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso; and the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The Arise News Presidential Town Hall Series Three was held in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy & Development.
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