Atiku demands apology to Onaiyekan, rejects Tinubu’s claims
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the Tinubu administration for its alleged intolerance toward dissent and manipulation of economic data. He specifically demanded an apology from the government to Cardinal John Onaiyekan following recent political attacks on the cleric.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between political opposition and the ruling administration in Nigeria regarding governance and the role of religious leaders in public discourse.
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday launched a fresh attack on the President Bola Tinubu administration, accusing it of intolerance toward dissent and attempting to conceal Nigeria’s worsening economic realities through what he described as “statistical manipulation.” The ADC presidential candidate also condemned the Presidency’s criticism of former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, over his remarks on the state of the nation, demanding an immediate apology to the cleric and the Catholic Church. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the former vice president accused the Presidency of choosing political attacks over introspection following recent remarks by members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria on the state of the nation.
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