The Presidency yesterday lashed out at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for implying that President Bola Tinubu is not working to resolve the economic and security challenges facing the country.
Abubakar, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last year’s presidential election, urged the President to step aside.
“If the shoes are too big for Emilokan, he should step aside. Nigeria does not need another Tourist-in-Chief. The country needs 24/7 leadership to confront the pervasive insecurity and collapsing economy. – AA.”
“Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s statement accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of fiddling amidst some security and economic challenges is to say the least, reckless.
“We like to believe that Alhaji Atiku is still not nursing the hangover of his electoral defeat and now latches on any issue to attack President Tinubu.
“While in France, President Tinubu has been following developments at home and he is on top of the situation in the country. Today’s (Tuesday’s) inauguration of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage bore his imprimatur.
“He has particularly ordered them to apprehend those criminals responsible for the murder of two monarchs in Ekiti State and the kidnapping of some pupils in the state,” the statement said.
“Just last week, President Tinubu approved N50 billion as special fund to address some of the lingering security challenges in Northeast where Alhaji Atiku hails from. To cope with the kidnapping challenges in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), President Tinubu also approved funds for the acquisition of equipment to track criminals.
“If Alhaji Atiku is really concerned about security issues and not playing cheap politics, he should have known that President Tinubu is on top of issues and working hard to restore peace to every part of our country.
Also, many Nigerians yesterday reacted to the tweet by former Vice President, saying he missed the point.
@ThisIsAdemuyiwa stated: “While our education system was in a state of comatose, you and your boss invested heavily by starting private universities.
For @ElitesAfrica, Atiku appears to be playing a hypocrisy card: “This marks the first instance of Atiku expressing concern about the killings of Nigerians, whether by Muslim extremists, Fulani terrorists, or kidnappers.
“It seems that Atiku was previously avoiding such discussions during Buhari’s presidency when things took a turn for the worse.
“However, he has now found his voice again, emphasising the importance of speaking truth to power, even when it involves holding a leader from his own tribe accountable for the challenges the country faces.”
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