The Peoples Democratic Party decries the Presidency for descending so low to forge a letter purportedly written by Brain Ballard on polls result  for the presidential election

BOTH Brian Ballard of Ballad Partners and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have strongly condemned the circulation of a forged letter purportedly from the former, stating the Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP has a slim chance of winning the presidential poll in Nigeria.

Ballard in a statement denied ever conducting such a poll stressing that its signature in the document being circulated online was forged.

Similarly, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in a statement accused the Presidency of being the brain behind the circulation of the forged document.

“The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been drawn to a forged document, sponsored and being circulated by the Presidency in its last minute effort to drag down and discredit the popularity of the people’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, having realized that Atiku is already coasting to victory ahead of February 16, Presidential election,” the statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, national publicity secretary of PDP stated.

According to the statement: “The PDP describes as appalling that the Presidency could descend as low as forging a letter and purport same to have emanated from Brian Ballard and directed to Senator Bukola Saraki, director General of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organization, claiming a negative outcome of an opinion poll on the coming elections.

“This latest shenanigan by the Buhari Presidency, just few days before the Presidential election is completely preposterous, as Nigerians can easily identify the vicious paw prints and lies of the presidency.

“Now that the Ballard Partners has confirmed that the said document is false; that Brian Ballard’s signature was forged and that the Ballard Partners has not conducted any survey research on behalf of our party, the Buhari Presidency should forever hide its face in shame.

“In any case, the PDP and indeed all Nigerians, do not need any academic survey to see the popularity of Atiku Abubakar and the fact that Nigerians have reached a consensus to elect him as the next President of our country,” it said.

The PDP urged President Muhammadu Buhari to make the 2019 polls free, fair and credible in the interest of all Nigerians.

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– Feb. 14, 2019 @ 15:15 GMT |