Atiku, Tinubu War Of Words Continues

• You Stole 2023 Election From Me, I Didn’t Lose- Atiku

The war of words between the Presidency and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has continued unabated.

Trouble started on Sunday, November 3, 2024 when Atiku lambasted the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for bringing untold hardship on Nigerians with his reforms while highlighting what he would have done differently had he been the president.

Responding swiftly, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s media aide, said Nigeria would have been worse off had Atiku won.

Onanuga further mocked Atiku, saying Nigerians rejected him by voting for Tinubu.

However, Atiku in his response insisted that the outcome of the 2023 presidential election was manipulated by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

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Reacting to Onanuga’s outburst, Atiku in a statement on Monday said he did not lose the election but it was stolen from him.

“Let me emphasize 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”, he said.

On the controversial tax reform bills proposed by the President, Atiku said, “We cannot hope to tax our way out of the economic quagmire wrought by these misguided experimental policies of a novice administration.

“Numerous nations, such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Monaco (an EU territory with a zero-income tax policy), among many others, have emerged as economic powerhouses by fostering growth through lower taxation.

“Why then are we fixated on inflicting further hardship upon an already struggling populace?

“One can only speculate that Tinubu’s government is anchored to a mere Tea plan, which can only lead to a T-pain.”