The Presidency has claimed that the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, is jealous of President Bola Tinubu’s rise to power.
This is in reaction of Atiku’s tweet titled, “What We Would Have Done Differently.”
The Presidency claimed that, since Abubakar’s loss to Tinubu, he has “shown more interest in undermining President Bola Ahmed Tinubu than in addressing his party’s internal crises. We suspect he is envious of Tinubu’s position—an office he has unsuccessfully sought six times,” according to a State House release by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday.
The statement partly read, “It is perplexing that he would elevate his untested, hypothetical proposal, which Nigerians soundly rejected during the 2023 presidential election, as a superior alternative to the multi-faceted reform programmes implemented by the Tinubu administration. If his plan lacked popular appeal, he must accept that repackaging it will not address the social and economic challenges his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) left after 16 years in power.”
The statement added that Atiku’s economic analysis demonstrated a significant misunderstanding of Nigeria’s current realities. His narrative, “What We Would Have Done Differently,” indicates a lack of awareness of the pressing economic needs, which are now being addressed through President Tinubu’s leadership.
“What reforms would Atiku propose in his hypothetical presidency? While he suggests a consultation period upon assuming office, the Nigerian economy requires immediate, decisive action. A leader must be ready to tackle challenges from Day One, as President Tinubu has done.
“Atiku went further to accuse President Tinubu of ‘stealing his presidency,’ which exposes his sense of entitlement and disconnect from the electorate. Tinubu rightfully won the presidency, a position Atiku was unqualified for due to his arrogance, insensitivity to Nigeria’s diversity, and his disregard for his party’s power rotation arrangement between North and South after eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari.”
