PDP Begs APC: Please Appoint New Spokesman, ‘Nabena Is A Misfit’

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State chapter, has appealed to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to do away with a “low level” that is currently acting as its National Publicity Secretary.

Describing Mr Yekinni Nabena as “an upstart” who lacks “the necessary pedigree, experience or qualifications to hold such a crucial position,” the Kwara PDP urged the APC to save itself embarrassments occasioned by its acting spokesperson’s “juvenile press statements and tweets.”

The state chapter of the PDP made the appeal in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr Tunde Ashaolu. The party was reacting to disparaging press statements issued by Nabena against Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, who had recently resigned his membership of the APC.

Mr Saraki had dumped the ruling party for the opposition PDP.

“This man continues to embarrass the APC and himself through his juvenile press statements and tweets. I mean, for those of us who have been at this level, even at the state level, we know that it takes a certain degree of level and clear headedness to perform effectively as a Party Spokesman,” said Ashaolu.

“When compared with people who have held these position as spokespersons of political parties in Nigeria like Chief Bola Ige who was Publicity secretary of Action Group in the First Republic, Chief MCK Ajuluchukwu who served in that capacity for the UPN in the Second Republic, Prof. David Iornem and Dr. Doyin Okupe who played the roles in the SDP and NRC in the aborted Third Republic, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi who is the immediate past Publicity secretary of APC and his opposite in the PDP, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, to mention a few, where will this Nabena fit in? He is definitely a misfit.

“That position is meant for achievers who have done well in their respective professions, not for an upstart like Yekinni Nabena. However, with the low level that the APC has descended to, we are not surprised that such an incompetent man with no known professional background, who claim to author indecent press statements, dripping with falsehood, is the spokesperson of the ruling party in Nigeria.

“Nabena is an example of why candidates should always have deputies that are qualified, capable and good enough to replace them. When APC fielded this misfit as Deputy Publicity Secretary to assist Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, a Chevening scholar and former minister, they did not envisage that a situation may arise where Nabena will become substantive spokesperson. Look at the pitiable face of the APC public communication now. This Nabena is definitely a poster boy of his drowning party. What a shame!

“Saraki’s aides have challenged him. He should stop being a masquerade and come out of hiding. Let him accept the challenge and tell the Nigerian people how he and his party have failed all Nigerians. He cannot continue to hide behind Press Statements which are authored from Lagos for him. He should come out and give a face and verbal expressions to these statements in public,” Ashaolu stated.