Atiku’s spokesman responds to Akume’s claim of re-electing Tinubu

According to Paul Ibe, spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, President Bola Tinubu has not demonstrated that he is deserving of a second term.

Ibe  responded to remarks made by George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), suggesting that the North should not challenge Tinubu in 2027.

Akume has warned  Political leaders in the North not to run against Tinubu in 2027.

The SGF maintained in an interview with TVC on Sunday that the South will still have the opportunity to produce the president in 2027.

Responding to this,  Ibe pointed out that there is still a six-year gap between the North and the South.

“Where, then, does true equity and fairness reside?

By the year 2027, the South will have enjoyed 17 years of leadership — eight years under Obasanjo, five years under Jonathan, and four years under Tinubu — while the North will have experienced only 11 years, with Yar’Adua serving three and Buhari eight.

This results in a disparity of six years between the North and South, casting a shadow over the balance of power.

In any case, the power to elect and vote out their government lies firmly with the Nigerian people, entrusted to them upon the government’s ability to prove itself worthy of the people’s ballot.

But has the Tinubu government demonstrated that it deserves to be re-elected? The answer, alas, is as clear as the heavens themselves — God forbid.”