Practice what you preach, Nigeria divided under you – Atiku to Tinubu

Practice what you preach, Nigeria divided under you – Atiku to Tinubu

The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential
candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s
administration to practice what it preaches by placing Nigeria first.

 

Atiku said Nigeria has gone through all kinds of class,
ethnic, and religious divisions since Tinubu became president.

 

In a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, Atiku said
Tinubu sticks to ‘snatch and grab’ agenda with no plans to strengthen Nigeria’s
democracy.

 

The former Vice President’s aide said: “Late in the evening
of Saturday, 2 February, the Special Adviser on Public Communication and one of
President Tinubu’s Spokespersons, Mr. Sunday Dare posted two comments on his
verified X handle.

 

“The first post made a case for countries to tighten their
belts on the heels of the announcement from President Trump’s administration to
impose tariffs in line with his America First agenda, and the other post which
came much later the same night tried to discredit the actions of political
leaders in strengthening democracy and good governance in Nigeria.

 

“The second post is a lame attempt to impugn the credibility
of political leaders who seek a better direction for Nigeria, and, in so doing,
Dare painted a picture of what is to be expected in how the Tinubu
administration plans to take the next election in the country as “a combat and
a fight” or better still the deepening of their notorious “snatch and grab” agenda.

 

“It therefore becomes pertinent to tell the Tinubu
administration that last week’s gathering of political leaders across the
country is aimed at fostering the ethos of democracy in Nigeria; making sure
that elections in Nigeria are credible and that democracy is the vehicle for
progress and social justice in the country.

 

“We find it curious that the Tinubu government would react
to these noble ideals as “Machiavellian inclinations.”

 

“If the Tinubu administration could describe opposition in a
democracy in the language of the era of Dark Ages, we find such behaviour as
unbecoming and a stark attack on the collective impression of our hard-won
democracy and the fundamental human rights that it guarantees.

 

“The other post by Dare speaks to the “Tariff War” – by
which the Tinubu administration seeks to interpret President Trump’s America
First approach to international trade.

 

“First of all, we condemn the careless remarks by the
Spokesperson of President Tinubu on an issue that potentially affects Nigeria’s
relations with the U.S. and other countries, including partner institutions in
international trade.

 

“That aside, it is a contradiction in terms that the Tinubu
administration, which came into power on the philosophy of self-right to rule,
will mock Nigerians on matters of patriotism.

 

“We urge the Tinubu administration to practice what it
preaches by embracing the Nigeria First ideals in replacement to the
self-entitled and other primordial sentiments it panders to.

 

“Nigeria has gone through all kinds of class, ethnic and
religious divisions since the advent of the Tinubu administration.

 

“This is the first government in the history of Nigeria that
will put Nigerians on Band A or Band C on the cadre of access to social
infrastructure.

 

“We therefore urge the Tinubu government to unite and heal
the nation and desist from making careless remarks about other countries or the
patriotism of the Nigerian people.”

 

Source: Practice what you preach, Nigeria divided under you – Atiku to Tinubu

 - NigerianEye
Invest in US dollars: https://hashflare.io/r/CF2F6691