2023: Tinubu Gave Alms, Not Bribe, Says APC
The All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council on Wednesday disclosed that it would be unfair for anybody to label the act of compassion shown by its flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, as bribery.
Tinubu and Shettima were captured in a two-minute video on Tuesday doling crispy naira notes to a physically challenged man at his meeting with people with disabilities in Abuja.
The video clip went viral and was circulated all over social media with critics and opposition members including Reno Omokri, former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan and Emeka Obasi, media aide to Labour Party presidential candidate, describing it as a brazen act of corruption.
Reacting to the drama, the Deputy Spokesperson of Tinubu/Shettima PCC, Hannatu Musawa, on Wednesday absolved his principal of any wrongdoing.
Musawa cleared the air on the controversy surrounding the matter in a statement titles “Misrepresentation of a harmless video I, Hannatu Musa Musawa, posted of my principals giving alms and charity to a poor and disabled elderly gentleman.”
A livid Musawa expressed concerns that rather praise the act of kindness shown by Tinubu and Shetima towards a disabled man in need, she was stunned to discover that the narration was spun by the opposition to reflect an act of bribery and corruption.
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The statement read, “My attention has been drawn to the dishonest, erroneous and incorrect narrative spun by unctuous, dissipated, debauched and desperate elements within the opposition to turn a perfectly innocent video I posted of a kind act I witnessed my Principals carrying out into something mendacious and devious.
“A few days ago I attended a gathering with the Presidential candidate of the APC Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Alhaji Kashim Shetima where they had a robust engagement with persons with disability.
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During the event, our principals had the opportunity to interact with a poor and disabled elderly gentleman. Borne purely out of compassion, my principals spoke to this gentleman, listened to him and performed the tenant of charity and alms giving towards him.
“As I watched this tender moment between the three men, I wanted to capture it and show the world the empathy that organically runs through the veins of my principals, and that raw spirit of charity that they both imbibe.”
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