Former Deputy National Publicity of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekeni Nabena, has said Nigerians have moved on under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar cannot take the nation back to the desert.
Nabena said all the noise about the Chicago State University certificate is a pre-election matter that has been forgotten.
At a press conference on Thursday, October 5, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of forgery.
But in a statement signed on Friday in Abuja, Nabena asked Atiku Abubakar “to start preparations for another contest in 2027 as usual rather than dragging the nation backwards.”
Nabena said contrary to media propaganda by Atiku and opposition parties, “The registrar of Chicago State University (CSU) Caleb Westberb never said President Tinubu forged the certificate he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria.”
He urged the public to be careful of manipulative reports churned out by the opposition parties to cause confusion and seek public sympathy.
According to the APC chieftain, Nigeria is a sovereign state. Until the country’s highest court says otherwise, President Bola Tinubu will continue to be legitimately elected and manage the country’s affairs.
The Bayelsa-born APC chieftain called on party members, supporters of the President and all Nigerians to disregard all attempts by the opposition parties to create unnecessary tension and make the country ungovernable.
Nabena also called the attention of Nigerian Justices and the Supreme Court to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s contempt of court in a matter already in court.
He said: “Let me use this medium to tell the former Vice President to prepare for another election in 2027 as usual. Heating up the polity over pre-election matters will not make him President of Nigeria.
“Atiku Abubakar should know by now that Nigerians have moved on. The country is now enjoying good governance because this administration is responsive and responsible. See what is happening across Ministries, Departments and Agencies; Nigerians will no longer wait for months to get their international passport when they apply, and over 204,000 backlogs have been cleared within three weeks, think about the welfare packages for the elderly by the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry, the bold step to remove the fuel subsidy that has held the country hostage for a long time, government intervention in all sectors like Aviation, Health, Transport, Economy, Agriculture and security among others. This Renewed Hope Agenda is already working and Nigerians won’t allow anyone, including Atiku or Peter Obi to drag the Nation back to the desert,” Nabena said.
