The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to present false performance indices to the United States’ President Donald Trump in order to secure US endorsement for his re-election.
The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan said propaganda and falsehood would not help the nation but rather deepen its challenges.
“We are aware that in line with this scheme, a particular cabinet minister has, since last week, been moving around media houses and other interests in the United States with a view to procuring, swaying and lobbying for endorsements for President Buhari.
“We note that the issue of governance by falsehood and procured endorsements in the past three years has led our nation into the present predicament in all sectors.
“As we move towards 2019, it is imperative that Nigerians are not fed with fake performance indices, whereas the market dynamics and reality on ground show the contrary.
“We therefore charge the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to shed their proclivity for propaganda as government by falsehood cannot yield any dividend to the people,” the PDP said.
The party added “Our investigation revealed that part of the scheme is to inject extraneous issues in their account of interaction between President Buhari and President Donald Trump in order to arrive at a pre-determinedimpression of a successful state visit.
“This includes presenting President Trump with false performance indices and claiming that the US President endorsed the Buhari administration’s imaginary economic direction, its discredited anti-corruption war as well as the failed handling of security in the country.
“This is in addition to bogus claims of imaginary deals sealed with certain investors to bring in huge investments into Nigeria, a practice that has become a pattern whenever the President goes on official visit abroad.”
