Atiku challenges Tinubu to one hour TV interview

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has challenged the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to an at least one hour television interview before speaking against his comments on Arise TV.

MOUTHPIECE NGR observes that Atiku, has via a television session tackled Tinubu for picking a fellow Muslim, former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima as running mate.

Atiku revealed that Muslim-Muslim ticket separated them when Tinubu wanted to be his running mate in 2007.

But Tinubu’s campaign team has via a statement on Saturday, said the former vice president lied and was unprepared for the presidency.

Tinubu, has via the statement, revealed six areas the former vice president lied in his interview, affirming that it was the PDP presidential candidate that wanted him to be his running mate.

Reacting to Tinubu’s outburst, Atiku in a statement by its Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, Saturday, said Tinubu’s response is not surprising because he has not sat down to do any prolonged interview for obvious reasons.

The statement reads partly, “We would like to challenge Bola Tinubu to subject himself to an hour long interview, like the Waziri did, and if he is able to be as articulate and mentally present as our candidate, then he can talk.

“Until then, we will only want to remind him and his yes men that they are not in a position to point fingers when they have not sat on the hot seat.”