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Former vice President, Atiku Abubakar over the weekend stylishly mocked the All Progressives Congress Saturday, barely a day after dumping the ruling party.
Atiku on his social media handle joked about his former party’s 2015 campaign tactics after a user wrongly captioned a picture of him taken some years back.
The user, U.S.-based Nigerian literary critic, Mr Ikhide Ikheloa, had fawned over the photo he thought depicted Mr. Atiku as drinking garri, saying he would vote for the former vice-president in 2019.
Abubakar is expected to contest the 2019 election, although he is yet to formally declare or join a new party since leaving APC.
“No sir, it’s cornflakes,” the former vice president said.
He then went further to explain that: “The photo was taken in 2014, when it was compulsory to post our food on Twitter and Instagram.”
Premium Times reported that it was believed to be a prank against the All Progressives Congress.
In the build-up to the 2015 elections, top APC chieftains, including Abubakar, projected themselves on social media as commoners.
Then-candidate Mr Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate Mr Yemi Osinbajo were seen at one time having sachet Milo as a beverage during a meal.
The picture was arguably the most famous populist appeal by the campaign at the time, as it portrayed the candidates as humble and frugal.
Critics have, however, slammed the president and his vice for retaining the multi-billion naira food budget at the State House since assuming office.
Source: PT
Atiku on his social media handle joked about his former party’s 2015 campaign tactics after a user wrongly captioned a picture of him taken some years back.
The user, U.S.-based Nigerian literary critic, Mr Ikhide Ikheloa, had fawned over the photo he thought depicted Mr. Atiku as drinking garri, saying he would vote for the former vice-president in 2019.
Abubakar is expected to contest the 2019 election, although he is yet to formally declare or join a new party since leaving APC.
“No sir, it’s cornflakes,” the former vice president said.
He then went further to explain that: “The photo was taken in 2014, when it was compulsory to post our food on Twitter and Instagram.”
Premium Times reported that it was believed to be a prank against the All Progressives Congress.
In the build-up to the 2015 elections, top APC chieftains, including Abubakar, projected themselves on social media as commoners.
Then-candidate Mr Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate Mr Yemi Osinbajo were seen at one time having sachet Milo as a beverage during a meal.
The picture was arguably the most famous populist appeal by the campaign at the time, as it portrayed the candidates as humble and frugal.
Critics have, however, slammed the president and his vice for retaining the multi-billion naira food budget at the State House since assuming office.
Source: PT
