PDP hits back at APC telling Lai Mohammed not to get a heart attack over US plans to issue Atiku with a visa

NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lampooned the ruling All progressives Congress (APC) saying it is giving itself a heart attack over the future of its presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his plans to visit the US.

Former vice president Alhaji Abubakar, who will be running against President Muhammadu Buhari in next February's presidential elections, has been the subject of a lot of controversy lately. He has been accused of having a criminal case to answer in the US, which has resulted in him not being able to visit the country but of late, Alhaji Abubakar has applied for a visa.

In a dramatic departure from protocol, however, information minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed warned the US against issuing Alhaji Abubakar a visa, saying it would be tantamount to endorsing his candidature. In a swift response, rubbishing the remark Timi Frank, a former APC deputy publicity secretary, said Nigerians will joyfully elect Alhaji Abubakar in the forthcoming elections and not Americans.

He reminded the minister that the US government does not believe in the administration of President Buhari which has since been described as lifeless by President Donald Trump. Mr Frank stated that Alhaji Abubakar,  the Waziri of Adamawa has become a nightmare and a sleepless tablet for the APC government, hence the total loss of common senses by some of its officials.

He warned Alhaji Mohammed and other APC apologists against getting a heart attack when they later see Atiku Abubakar, being received on a red carpet very soon in the US. While challenging APC government to provide just one evidence of corruption perpetrated by Atiku Abubakar, Mr Frank said the same failed government that said the Waziri Adamawa could not visit America was already jittery now that he is poised to prove them wrong.

According to Mr Frank, it was easier for the minister to bring the APC to power with lies and propaganda against President Goodluck Jonathan but it is now impossible to sustain the lies because of their obvious failures. He called on the government to face more serious problems such as the Boko Haram insurgency, rather than focus on who the US issues visas to.

Mr Frank added: “Why is Lai Mohammed speaking from both sides of the mouth? The minister is about to lose his job that’s why he is talking like someone under the influence of Codeine or Tramadol, so the simple advice for Mr Mohammed’s close allies is to get him tested for probably the negative effects of banned substances.

“At this stage, it is too late to stop America from granting Atiku an entry visa because the country has confirmed that it has nothing against the presidential candidate of the PDP. Instead of this clueless government to seek for help from the American government in fighting the resurgent Boko Haram and fully liberate the people of the northeast from the hands of insurgents, what is more important to Lai Mohammad and the APC’s government is the issuance of a US visa to Atiku.

“The American government will not fall for propaganda from a lifeless government like that of APC and President Muhammadu Buhari in granting a visa to anybody because it is a place where rule of law is strictly adhered to. Unlike a lawless APC government that attempts to disallow rain from dropping on the rooftops of political opponents, the American government is built on trust, fairness, justice and the fear of God."