Following a
recent call by a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola
Tinubu, on Nigerians to stop unnecessary speculation about President
Muhammadu
Buhari’s health, the Patron of Anti-Corruption Crusader, Prof. Tayo Adeyemi,
has admonished the APC Chieftain to stop engaging in “mere political ruse.”
In a
statement he personally signed, Adeyemi said it would have been better for the
APC chieftain to remain silent on the issue of Buhari’s health because he had
failed to speak at the appropriate time and watched as the President was
portrayed in bad light.
He noted
that the comment of the former Lagos State Governor was a failed attempt to
pull the wool over the eyes of Nigerians as the relationship between him,
Tinubu, and Buhari was deteriorating.
Stressing
that the failure of the Buhari’s administration was already visible to
Nigerians, Adeyemi admonished Tinubu “to refrain from playing on the
intelligence of the educated class of Nigerians.”
Adeyemi
said, “Tinubu’s press statement has therefore unfortunately come too late as
the political space has been contaminated by the undercurrents of anonymous
sponsored articles in the media to portray Buhari in bad light by unidentifiable
spin doctors and masters of propaganda normally used by political adventurers.
“Tinubu’s
nonchalance to the Buhari administration’s strides and effort has been
undisputedly apparent.
“Public
analysts, political observers, the educated class, the electorate and Nigerians
in general have read between the lines and realised this press statement to be
none other than a mere political ruse.
“The press
statement is, therefore, a faux pas and totally unnecessary. It is a sign of
weakness or guilt complex.
“It would
have been more appropriate if the APC National Chairman-John Odie Oyegun, the
Minister for Information or the Senate President had issued this sort of
statement. It is out of place and irrelevant for Tinubu to issue this in his
personal capacity.”
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