Atiku under fire over ‘no vote, no contracts’ remarks

The All Progressives Congress and the Social Democratic Party slammed Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar on Thursday for his vote-for-appointments remarks in Abeokuta.Information Guide Nigeria

According to the PUNCH, Atiku said during a town hall meeting with PDP stakeholders in Ogun State on Wednesday that members who want to get appointments and contracts in his administration must ensure the party wins in their polling units.

According to the former vice president, the PDP can only win the presidential election if its members work hard in their various polling units.JAMB portal

He was quoted to have said, “You are all members of the PDP and supporters of the PDP. You want the PDP to return to power; please, I beg of you, make sure you win your polling booths.

“The fact that you are following the governorship candidate or the senatorial candidate or the House of Representatives candidate or the presidential candidate to campaign is not a qualification that you will get an appointment.NYSC portal

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“It is not a qualification that you will get a contract, whether at the local government level, state level, or federal level.”

Keyamo, who spoke to The PUNCH, said, “A leopard cannot change its skin. He is already promising contracts to political allies, forgetting that there is a law called the Public Procurement Act.”

Similarly, the SDP spokesperson, Rufus Ayenigba, said, “I will leave the decision to the electorate to determine what is best for them. All the leading candidates have relatable histories; there is nothing about Atiku and Tinubu that Nigerians don’t know. For us to move forward, everything is pointing in the direction of a new lease on life. The imperative of a fresh breath to sanitise the system cannot be overemphasised.”

Meanwhile, the Director of the Transition Monitoring Group, Auwal Rafsanjani, said, “There are legal frameworks guiding the appointment and issuance of contracts in Nigeria. Appointments in the civil service are made based on the federal character, for example, every state must have at least one minister, and the same is true of ambassadors.

“If he is referring to the appointment of aides, it is up to him to ensure that he moves the country forward without being accused of lopsidedness. It is in the best interest of the candidates to ensure that whatever they do is in line with the law.”JAMB Result

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