Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asserted that the 2023 presidential election, which resulted in President Bola Tinubu’s victory, was “criminally stolen” from him.
Mr. Abubakar made this declaration over a year after the Nigerian Supreme Court upheld Mr. Tinubu’s victory in the election.
In response to remarks from Bayo Onanuga, spokesperson for Mr. Tinubu, who stated that the former vice president was rejected at the polls in 2023, Mr. Abubakar reiterated on his official X account on Monday that he did not lose the election, insisting it was “criminally stolen.”
“Let me emphasise that the citizens who cast their votes in the 2023 presidential election are well aware that I did not lose; rather, we find ourselves in this predicament because the election was criminally stolen from the Nigerian people,” Mr Abubakar stated.
The former vice president further criticised Mr Tinubu’s government for lacking concrete governance plans, adding, “One can only speculate that Tinubu’s government is anchored to a mere Tea-plan, which can only lead to a T-pain.”
“Like many fellow Nigerians, I firmly believe that we find ourselves in this current economic turmoil due to the Tinubu administration’s hasty ascent to power, devoid of a coherent plan,” Mr Abubakar added.
Mr Abubakar’s remarks mark the latest in an ongoing exchange between his camp and Mr Tinubu’s over Nigeria’s struggling economy.
