The Presidency has urged political opponents and opposition elements against President Bola Tinubu-led government to wait till the 2027 general elections to test their popularity with Nigerians....Read Full Article >>➤
The Presidency, in a statement issued by President Tinubu’s special adviser on Media and Public Communication, Mr. Sunday Dare, stated that the President remains undistracted and unperturbed over the rhetorics from opposition figures in the country.
This remark came following a National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria, which was held last week and attended by prominent political figures in the country. During the event, Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transport and Rivers State governor disclosed that many Nigerian politicians are in power mainly to steal, kill, and retain power.
Similarly, former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, expressed concerns over the capacity of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under President Bola Tinubu’s administration to address the nation’s challenges.
Addressing participants at the event organized by several pro-democracy organizations, El-Rufai lamented the decline in the APC’s internal democracy.
“I no longer recognise the APC. No party organ of the APC has met for the past two years. No caucus, no NEC (National Executive Council), nothing. You don’t even know if it is a one-man show; it is a zero-man show,” he said.
Reacting, the Presidency affirmed that President Tinubu is fully focused on providing the leadership that will transform the country and ready to engage in how to improve the lives of Nigerian citizens and constructive discourse on building a resilient economy.
In the statement posted on his X handle on Saturday, the presidential aide wrote: “While President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria was away in far away Dar es Salaam, capital of Tanzania, his political opponents, detractors, opposition elements, psuedo friends unfolded their Machiavellian inclinations.
“Indeed, while the President was seeking solutions to Nigerias’ energy problems in Dar es Salaam, some “wannabes “were heating up the polity.
“Expectedly, it was a gathering convened to further spread ill-will. Nothing new came out of the gathering different from the opposition script we are used to. A few of the participants went overboard in their vitriol, fanning the embers for adopting undemocratic actions.
“These political gladiators have antecedents that are well known. We urge Nigerians to begin their scrutiny early. And choose between political hecklers and real progressives. The clouds are beginning to clear. The stage sets soon. The combat begins.
“Until then, President Tinubu, an avowed democrat remains undistracted and unperturbed. The fight is ahead. Not now. The only conversation he wants to have now is how to improve the lives of Nigerian citizens and constructive discourse on building a resilient economy.
“This is 2025. Not 2027. Let those who want to test their popularity with Nigerians wait for the next election. President Tinubu is fully focused on providing the leadership that will transform our country.” ...Read Full Article >>➤
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