The federal government declared that president Nola Tinunu has remained focused and would not be disturbed by recent attacks from the trio of former vice president Atiku Abubakar and two former governors of Rivers and Kaduna states, Rotimi Amaechi and Nasir El’rufai respectively
Special Adviser to the president on Media and Public communication, Sunday Dare, who described the president’s political opponents as “wannabes,” said the president is not deterred by the constant barrage of criticism from the opposition.
The former vice president, and the two former govers had taken a swipe on the policies of the president Tinubu administration at an event organized last week in Abuja
While El-Rufai accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of failing to.iimplement it’s founding principles, saying he doesn’t recognise the party the again, Amaechi urged the opposition to unite and form a common front to wrestle power from the president in 2027, even as he warned that president Tinunu will not easily relinquish power to any body
According to El’rufai, “You cannot afford to have illiterates, semi-illiterates, and cunning people as your leaders. This is why we end up with the poor leadership we have today,” h
On his part, while speaking on how to take power from a sitting president, Amaechi said Tinubu and the political class would not cede power to the younger generation without a fight.
Reacting to their comments, Dare in a statement he signed on his X handle on Sunday, advised those he referred to as president’s “detractors” to wait for the 2027 polls to test their popularity.
“While President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria was away in far away Dar es Salaam, capital of Tanzania, his political opponents, detractors, opposition elements, pseudo friends unfolded their Machiavellian inclinations,” he said in a post on X.
“Indeed, while the President was seeking solutions to Nigeria’s 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.”