The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ifeanyin Okowa, has advised the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tiinubu against discussing people instead of issues.
Okowa, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Olisa Ifeajika, said Tinubu’s comment that his running mate, Kashim Shetima is way better than Atiku’s running mate was unbecoming of a politician of Tinubu’s status.
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar had an interview on ARISE TV some days ago where he said that Sen. Bola Tinubu approached him to become his running mate of the defunct AC in 2007, but that he (Atiku) declined the request because he was averse to Muslim-Muslim ticket.
“In response to Atiku’s comments, rather than address the issues Atiku Abubakar raised, Sen. Tinubu took a swipe at our governor, saying that his running mate was better than Atiku’s choice of Sen. Okowa.
“We know Senator Bola Tinubu as a good politician and former governor of Lagos State. But we expect him to know that other politicians are towering and are good, patriotic and have tried in their tracks to be statesmen.
“And, Delta Governor and by the grace of God, vice presidential candidate of PDP, Okowa, is in this bracket. If Tinubu thinks that he is good, he should not foreclose that there won’t be other persons that are good or even better in politics where he thrives.
“It was his choice to pick his running mate for whatever criteria he had. The same considerations, no doubt, the Atiku, had in choosing Senator Ifeanyi Okowa over all the other candidates screened,” he said.
He said the records of Okowa are in the open adding that the Delta State Governor had contributed immensely to the development of Nigeria.
He said unlike Tinubu who had no certificate to show to meet part of the constitutional requirements for contesting the election, “Governor Okowa is well educated and owned certificates that are in the public domain and verifiable.”