APC vs Coalition: Atiku Reacts to Tinubu’s Mockery

The former president of Nigeria and the champion of the coalition movement, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has accused the President, Bola Tinubu of meddling in the internal affairs of the opposition parties instead of focusing on governance and fixing the subsisting economic problem bedeviling the country.

Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president, has called out President Bola Tinubu to stop meddling in the internal affairs of the opposition parties.

The former vice president said President Tinubu should respond to the alleged rift between him and Vice President Kashim Shettima, as well as focus on governance and clear his economic mess.

His comments were in response to Tinubu’s criticism of his coalition movement and the recent adoption of the ADC.

President Tinubu had taunted the opposition parties during the All Progressives Congress (APC) national executive committee (NEC) at the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday, July 24.

Tinubu, in his statement, stated that it was not a bad idea to dump a sinking ship and a coalition of confusion. His statement reads in part, “It’s not a bad idea to abandon a sinking ship and be absent from a coalition of confusion.”

How Atiku reacted to Tinubu’s criticism
Reacting to the president’s comment, Atiku, through a statement released by his media team, said that the recent attacks from Tinubu on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were merely a distraction, describing the president as someone who is overwhelmed by the mess he had created.

Alhaji Atiku asked the president to react to the alleged rift between him and Vice President Kashim Shettima, and also work on reviving the economy rather than “poking his nose” in the affairs of the opposition parties.

Atiku also accused Tinubu and his allies of sponsoring a crisis with the opposition parties, citing the misuse of public funds in fueling an internal crisis with the intention of killing alternative political voices.