Titi Abubakar, the first wife of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has set tongues wagging on social media after she appeared to endorse the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential election.
In a video circulating on social media, the PDP flagbearer’s wife, while addressing some supporters, said, “That 25th of February (2023), everybody should come. If you have not collected your PVC, go and collect your PVC, get it ready 25th of February, we should vote APC.”
Watch video:
Titi Abubakar campaigning for her first love,APC.. pic.twitter.com/XaNOkKjDuG
— David Offor (@DavidsOffor) December 17, 2022
The PDP candidate’s wife’s apparent gaffe mirrored that of the presidential candidate of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who committed the infamous PDAPC gaffe during his presidential campaign flag-off at the Rwang Pam Township Stadium, Jos, Plateau State in November.
Many Nigerians, including APC supporters, took to Twitter on Saturday evening to mock Titi Abubakar over the comment.
Wife to Atiku, Titi Abubakar, has just urged Nigerians to vote APC on February 25th next year. In all honesty, this is obviously a slip of tongue, but we hold the view that it is unreasonable to make a mountain out of such molehills, especially when you quickly correct yourself! pic.twitter.com/zIePlqSkEv
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) December 17, 2022
Titi Abubakar saying the obvious truth, get your PVC and APC come February pic.twitter.com/umPLE46pBb
— Otunba Bademosi (@Badmosmoses) December 17, 2022
Even mummy Titi Abubakar the wife of PDP presidential candidate knows that APC has a lot to offer especially with Asiwaju leading the pack and she's encouraging us to vote for APC come February 2023. pic.twitter.com/DXTh5JLpTY
— BATifiedOMOLUABI (@Iam_Adekunley) December 17, 2022
A big thank you to our dear mother, Mama Titi Atiku Abubakar for endorsing the APC, despite your husband & our father, Atiku running under PDP
We know you are just and fair. We are sure you understand that Bola Tinubu is much more competent than Atiku. Your act is very patriotic pic.twitter.com/HvPRc10O9Q
— Adamu Garba II (@adamugarba) December 17, 2022
However, a socio-political commentator, Ayokunle Odekunle urged APC supporters to worry about their own candidate, Tinubu, instead of the PDP flagbearer’s wife.
Don’t know why we are even engaging those ones in talking about Titi Abubakar when their Presidential candidate was last seen making a fool of himself in Niger, after which he was hurriedly rushed off stage.
Where is BAT?
— Ayokunle Odekunle (@oddy4real) December 17, 2022