Ignore fake audio allegedly revealing Atiku's plan to rig the presidential election - Help
Phrank Shiabu, an aide to Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has called "utterly rubbish" a viral audio clip on social media that allegedly revealed Atiku's plans, his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and his campaign chief executive, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, to rig the presidential election.
In a statement on Friday, Mr. Shaibu, who is Atiku's special assistant for public communications, said the latest audio clip in circulation was a confirmation of his warning last week that the opposition would deepen its propaganda before the elections.
In a widely circulated audio clip, Atiku, MM. Okowa and Tambuwal were overheard discussing a plan to rig the 2023 general election.
PREMIUM TIMES has not yet conducted its own independent investigation to confirm the veracity of the audio clip.
Mr. Shaibu said the audio of his principal and other party members was doctored by an artificial intelligence technology tool and could be easily identified as fake even from the tone of the alleged speakers.
"In this latest drivel, a montage of speeches given by Atiku, Tambuwal and Okowa from last year has been manipulated and re-enacted to look like they were discussing plans to rig Saturday's election. age of artificial intelligence technology, even dead people can be described as giving speeches. This is nothing new.
"For the record, Atiku ran in two presidential elections and was never charged or prosecuted for election violence or vote buying.
"But some people think they can sell a narrative of Atiku manipulating this election. It is indeed the height of desperation, the last kick of a dying horse. The APC and the Labor Party should note that elections are not won on social networks but in the polling stations."
"It is unfortunate that those who seek power engage in outdated defeatist tactics. How can Tambuwal refer to Atiku by his full name in a private one-on-one conversation? This is nonsense, similar to the type of meaningless chatter about President Muhammadu Buhari being dead and being replaced by a Jubril from Sudan."
ALSO READ: NigeriaDecides2023: Atiku Sounds Alarm Over Election Sabotage Plans"When they descend to the level of baseless propaganda, we will rise above with dignity and respond with our PVCs. This election is a watershed moment in Nigerian history. Nigerians must not lose sight of what is most important is the need to rebuild this broken system, revitalize the economy and improve the security and hope of the people in a united Nigeria.”
Mr. Shaibu called on the police and other security agencies as well as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remain fair and neutral in the polls.
He also called on the authorities to prosecute the authors of the audio tape citing Section 123(c) of the Elections Act which provides that "any person who, before or during an election, publishes a statement on the character personnel or conduct of a candidate calculated to harm the candidate's chances of election or to favor or procure the election of another candidate and that such statement is untrue and has been published without reasonable cause to believe by the person who publishes it that the statement is true, commits an offense and is liable on conviction to a maximum of 100,000 naira or imprisonment for six months or both.
Phrank Shiabu, an aide to Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has called "utterly rubbish" a viral audio clip on social media that allegedly revealed Atiku's plans, his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and his campaign chief executive, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, to rig the presidential election.
In a statement on Friday, Mr. Shaibu, who is Atiku's special assistant for public communications, said the latest audio clip in circulation was a confirmation of his warning last week that the opposition would deepen its propaganda before the elections.
In a widely circulated audio clip, Atiku, MM. Okowa and Tambuwal were overheard discussing a plan to rig the 2023 general election.
PREMIUM TIMES has not yet conducted its own independent investigation to confirm the veracity of the audio clip.
Mr. Shaibu said the audio of his principal and other party members was doctored by an artificial intelligence technology tool and could be easily identified as fake even from the tone of the alleged speakers.
"In this latest drivel, a montage of speeches given by Atiku, Tambuwal and Okowa from last year has been manipulated and re-enacted to look like they were discussing plans to rig Saturday's election. age of artificial intelligence technology, even dead people can be described as giving speeches. This is nothing new.
"For the record, Atiku ran in two presidential elections and was never charged or prosecuted for election violence or vote buying.
"But some people think they can sell a narrative of Atiku manipulating this election. It is indeed the height of desperation, the last kick of a dying horse. The APC and the Labor Party should note that elections are not won on social networks but in the polling stations."
"It is unfortunate that those who seek power engage in outdated defeatist tactics. How can Tambuwal refer to Atiku by his full name in a private one-on-one conversation? This is nonsense, similar to the type of meaningless chatter about President Muhammadu Buhari being dead and being replaced by a Jubril from Sudan."
ALSO READ: NigeriaDecides2023: Atiku Sounds Alarm Over Election Sabotage Plans"When they descend to the level of baseless propaganda, we will rise above with dignity and respond with our PVCs. This election is a watershed moment in Nigerian history. Nigerians must not lose sight of what is most important is the need to rebuild this broken system, revitalize the economy and improve the security and hope of the people in a united Nigeria.”
Mr. Shaibu called on the police and other security agencies as well as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remain fair and neutral in the polls.
He also called on the authorities to prosecute the authors of the audio tape citing Section 123(c) of the Elections Act which provides that "any person who, before or during an election, publishes a statement on the character personnel or conduct of a candidate calculated to harm the candidate's chances of election or to favor or procure the election of another candidate and that such statement is untrue and has been published without reasonable cause to believe by the person who publishes it that the statement is true, commits an offense and is liable on conviction to a maximum of 100,000 naira or imprisonment for six months or both.
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