Power-hungry politicians are seeking to remove Tinubu — Presidency

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has described those calling for the removal of President Bola Tinubu from office as power-hungry politicians who feel politically displaced. He spoke in reaction to former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, who said during an interview on Channels Televisions Politics Today on Sunday night that President Tinubu would not be re-elected in 2027. El-Rufai said, I was governor of Kaduna State; I was one of Bola Tinubus biggest campaigners, but I couldnt deliver the state to him. Bola Tinubu himself couldnt win his state with his own governor in place. So, these things are not as theoretical as people want them to be. If you want to engage in self-delusion, you are free to do so. I will not tell you how we are going to win, but I tell you very clearly, the worst-case scenario in the 2027 elections is that no winner will emerge in the first round. We may have to go for a runoff, and Bola Tinubu will not be on the ballot for the runoff because he will, at best, be third in the election. He has no pathway to win. I have done the maths, I have done the analysis; he cannot, he will, at best, be third. But he can deceive himself; he may think, oh, you know, I have money, because they have taken all the money in the country, I have INEC, I have the police, I have the army. You know what, President Tinubu, invite ex-President Goodluck Jonathan for a chat, and ask him if he didnt have all these in 2015, and we got him out. Is the case still the same? Similar to 2015? Its worse. Its like those who say Tinubu has never lost an election. That can be contested, but its okay, hes a political strategist, hes this, hes that. Wait. I naturally have said, if you want to learn some lessons, invite ex-President Goodluck Jonathan for a chat over coffee, and ask him what happened in 2015. Thats all. Onanuga however accused el-Rufai of being at the forefront of a campaign to remove the President, despite admitting in the past that four years was not enough for any leader to deliver meaningful changes. He said, Nasir El-Rufai confesses here that four years is not enough for a political office holder to make meaningful changes. Yet he is at the forefront of the gang of political desperados plotting President Tinubus ouster, just two years into his tenure. What a contradiction! In contrast to the political laggards and underachievers who were once governors in Anambra, Rivers and Kaduna states, President Tinubu and his team have implemented meaningful changes in our country over the past two years, positioning us on the path of prosperity. Onanuga argued that Tinubus government had achieved significant progress, citing increased foreign reserves, growth in the stock market, harmonisation of the exchange rate, and four consecutive months of inflation decline. He added, Phenomenal wealth creation in the stock market has seen ASI skyrocket from 53,000 points to over 140,000 points. Over N26 trillion in additional wealth has been created in the market under Tinubus watch. He also highlighted reforms in education and social welfare, including student loans through NELFUND and cash transfers to vulnerable households, while noting that states and local governments were receiving more funds from the centre. The governors said they have never had it so good, he noted. Onanuga accused opponents of desperation, saying, Yet, these power-hungry politicians want the President, who has achieved so much, to be removed, all because they have become politically displaced and irrelevant. May they never succeed in their plot against our nation and people. He concluded by warning that el-Rufais past comments would be used against him in the future, writing: Please save the video. We shall confront Nasir with it when electioneering starts.The post Power-hungry politicians are seeking to remove Tinubu Presidency appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.