Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has described those calling for the removal of President Bola Tinubu from office as “power-hungry politicians” who feel politically displaced.
The presidential aide stated this while reacting to an interview of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Channels Television on Sunday night.
Onanuga, in a statement via his X handle on Monday, singled out El-Rufai, accusing him of being at the forefront of the campaign despite admitting in the past that four years was not enough for any leader to deliver “meaningful changes.”
“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 Tinubu’s 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, President Tinubu and his team have implemented meaningful changes in our country over the past two years, positioning us on the path of prosperity,” he wrote.
The presidential aide argued that Tinubu’s administration had achieved significant progress within two years, citing increased foreign reserves, growth in the stock market, harmonisation of the exchange rate, and four consecutive months of inflation decline.
“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 Tinubu’s watch,” he said.
Onanuga also pointed to reforms in education and social welfare, including student loans through NELFUND and cash transfers to vulnerable households.
He added that states and local governments were receiving more funds from the centre, enabling them to embark on capital projects and create jobs.
“The governors said they have never had it so good,” he noted.
He insisted that those behind the alleged plot were acting out of desperation.
“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 wrote.
Onanuga further said El-Rufai’s past comments would be used against him during political campaigns.
“Please save the video. We shall confront Nasir with it when electioneering starts,” he added.
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