“Perhaps the spokesman did not realise that the maximum penalty under Chinese law for the most serious drug trafficking offences is death. Having chosen China as his benchmark, he unwittingly invited Nigerians to examine the very standard he thought would embarrass Atiku Abubakar. “Not in China would a President sign into law a national budget immersed in scandals, padding and duplicitous appropriations. By invoking China, its spokesman has unwittingly invited Nigerians to apply the very standard he thought would embarrass Atiku Abubakar. Atiku urged the Presidency to elevate the quality of its public communication, noting that while propaganda may dominate a news cycle, facts ultimately prevail.