“No ‘Repackaging’ or ‘Panel-Beating’ Will Repair This Damage”, Keyamo Knocks Atiku Over Tribal Comment

• Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP, has been asked to apologise to Nigerians or step down from the 2023 presidential race over his tribal comment
• Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson of the APC presidential campaign council, made the suggestion while reacting to a statement credited to Atiku that northerners need another northern president after President Muhammadu Buhari
• The minister of labour and employment described Atiku's comment as huge damage that cannot be repackaged or panel-beaten with any hammers and nails

The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to the tribal comment of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Keyamo, who doubles as the minister of state for Labour and Employment, on his verified Twitter page, said Atiku should rather apologise to Nigerians or step down from the 2023 race.

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Abubakar was reportedly told Arewa community in Zaria on Saturday, October 15, that northerners need another northerner after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure expiration to govern Nigeria.

The former vice president said the northerners do not need a Yoruba or Hausa candidate in the 2023 presidential election.

His statement reads in part:

“This is what the northerner needs. He (northerner) doesn’t need a Yoruba candidate, or an Igbo candidate. This is what the northerner needs.”

While reacting to the comment, Keyamo said the only honourable route for Atiku is to tender an apology to Nigerians or withdraw from the race.

His statement reads:

"Some of his hirelings have brought out their hammers & nails to try to panel-beat this clear and obvious statement, instead of taking the route of honour to apologise to Nigerians or step down honourably from the race. No ‘repackaging’ or ‘panel-beating’ will repair this damage."

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2023 Election: Atiku beats tribal drums, tells Arewa gathering Nigeria needs northerner, not Yoruba or Igbo

Legit.ng earlier reported that The presidential candidate of the PDP has beaten the tribal drums ahead of the 2023 presidential election when he told the Arewa gathering that they don't need a Yoruba or an Igbo president

While speaking with Hausa and Fulani extractions of Nigerian in Zaria, Atiku told the gathering that they only need another northerner to take over from President Buhari, who is also from the north

Atiku's comment is against the yearning and calls for a southern presidency in 2023, a region which has been clamouring for power rotation

Source: Legit.ng