All Progressives Congress in Osun state has warned citizens of the state and those elsewhere in the country who care about truth to be careful of how they take information emanating from the major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claiming that the opposition party spreads falsehood.
The ruling party alleged that PDP is notorious in feeding people with “dangerous lies.”
These warnings and allegations were contained in a press release signed by the APC Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy, Kunle Oyatomi.
The party also claimed that PDP sponsors news media that publish fake news against the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
According to the APC, “in this election year, the PDP will get beyond itself in telling outright lies to confuse, deceive or mislead those who have limited access to authentic information in order to demonize the state government and attempt to win people’s sympathy’.
” Whatever information put out there in the social or regular media by the PDP should be regarded as a cocktail of distorted information, outright lies and disinformation materials and be taken with a grain of salt.
“The APC was particularly peeved by stories inserted in the depraved social media used by PDP troll to the effect that only about 100 people loyal to the party were paid backlog of pensioners’ entitlement, which the government started disbursing on Monday.
“The truth is that 2006 people have had disbursements totalling N1.2 billion, either in gratuity or contributory pension and another N150 million has again been approved during the week for the same purpose. And we confirm that the payments were made without discrimination.
“So, for the PDP media of lies and wickedly made-up stories to diminish the impact of this exercise on the fake news outlets, is disgraceful, and unbecoming of a party that seeks political power in Osun.
“The marvelous achievements of the Aregbesola-led APC government, even at a time of limited resources on the home-stretch of his tenure, will get the PDP into desperation and resort to lies and made-up stories all in the attempt to tarnish the APC before the electorate.
“Osun people should first demand proof from the PDP before giving any credence to stories from their factories of lies.
“Concorting lies against your opponent is not politics; rather it’s wickedness. When individuals who should otherwise behave responsibly prefer reprehensible conduct and trading in criminal falacies, then people of Osun and observers out there should recognize sport-on, that such individuals are both fake and bad losers; they are not to be trusted to run a progressive government. That’s the kind of politicians that the PDP has to offer in the state of Osun,” APC alleged.
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