Nigeria Is Transforming Into Government Of Tinubu, By Tinubu, For Tinubu – Atiku

 

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed President Bola Tinubu, accusing him of running a government of himself, his friends and associates.

 

According to Atiku Abubakar, the President wants to put the country in shackles that would remain even after he leaves office.

 

The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleged that the President has started replicating his style of leadership in Lagos at the federal level.

 

“Just as Alpha Beta, Primero, and others act as Tinubu’s proxies in Lagos, managing critical sectors and generating revenue for him and his family, he has begun to replicate this at the federal level,” Atiku said.

 

In a statement on Wednesday, released by his Special Adviser on Media, Paul Ibe; Atiku expressed surprise at the operations of the NNPC and how the government-owned oil company had put its retail arm under the control of OVH, a company in which Oando, led by Wale Tinubu, owns 49%.

 

It read, “In October 2022, just five months before the elections, the NNPC Retail controversially announced it had acquired OVH and all its filling stations. NNPCL already had about 550 filling stations across the country but claimed it was enhancing its capacity by acquiring OVH, which had only 94 stations and 100 others leased.

 

Atiku noted that the NNPC and its leadership are under legislative investigation but expressed doubt about the process’s credibility due to the vested interests of those conducting the investigation.

 

“Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, who is heading the National Assembly panel, is a known supporter of Tinubu. He served as a commissioner under Tinubu in Lagos State and publicly calls him his godfather. Given that Tinubu is the Petroleum Minister, he should be held responsible for the sector’s issues. I doubt Bamidele will conduct a thorough investigation that might implicate his patron,” Atiku said.

 

Speaking on the recent revelation that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project is under litigation, the PDP chieftain said the highway project was fraudulent.

 

“I had earlier claimed that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project was fraudulent, but the government denied it. Now, the matter is in court. It is also concerning that Chagoury and Tinubu have a business relationship, and their children are business partners, as revealed by the OCCRP,” he added.