Atiku Slams Tinubu Over Dubai Comment, Says Presidency Not For Comedians

Atiku Abubakar has slammed Bola Tinubu over his claim that he would not preside over Nigeria from Dubai saying that the presidency of the country should not be turned into a game for comedians.

Though Tinubu did not mention Atiku by name when he spoke during an interactive session with with members of the Tijjaniyyah sect in Kano last weekend, the reference was directed at Atiku who maintained a home in Dubai following the 2019 election. Atiku has subsequently explained himself that COVID-19 lockdown was a reason for the time there. It has also emerged that Atiku was running a Master’s Degree in a British University at a time many thought he was in Dubai.

Speaking through his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku said Tinubu’s comment should not be taken seriously, adding  “The president of Nigeria, the most populous country in the black continent is not for comedians,” he said in a jibe at Tinubu.

“The process of selecting a president is not a jamboree so the earlier the APC puts its house together and starts by having a council in place. They shouldn’t be taken seriously because of their inability to organise.

“Nobody should take the candidate of that party (APC) seriously. No one should take a candidate and a party whose health situation, early school, and early years are all shrouded in secrecy. No one should take such a candidate seriously.”

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