Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, has slammed President Bola Tinubu over his travels amidst rising insecurity in the country.
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Atiku in a statement counseled Tinubu to step aside of the shoe is too big for him, noting that Nigeria needs 24/7 leadership to confront the pervasive insecurity and collapsing economy.
Atiku, accordingly, declared:
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“Tinubu is playing fiddle while Nigeria is drowning in the ocean of insecurity.
“To imagine that the Commander-in-Chief is on a so-called private visit while kidnappers kill a nursing mother and grandmother in Abuja for failing to pay N90m ransom and two monarchs in Ekiti, among other regular tragedies besetting Nigerians.
“If the shoes are too big for Emilokan, he should step aside. Nigeria does not need another Tourist-in-Chief. The country needs 24/7 leadership to confront the pervasive insecurity and collapsing economy. -AA”