Former vice president Atiku Abubakar publicly stated that the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) rigged the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
Atiku’s stance came after the Presidency launched an attack on him for criticizing President Bola Tinubu’s policies.
Recalls that the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, while bemoaning the unspeakable hardships that folks face, stated that he would have performed better if elected President in the 2023 general elections.
Tinubu’s communications aide, Bayo Onanuga, responded quickly, saying Nigeria would have been worse off if Atiku had won.
Onanuga insulted Atiku, saying that Nigerians rejected him by voting for Tinubu.
In response to Onanuga’s outburst, Atiku issued a statement on Monday stating he did not lose the poll.
He said:
“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.”
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