Naira Note Swap: Atiku Under Fire as Tinubu, APC Describe Ex-VP as Nigeria's Number 1 Enemy

Naira Note Swap: Atiku Under Fire as Tinubu, APC Describe Ex-VP as Nigeria's Number 1 Enemy

  • The All Progressives Congress has described Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party as an enemy of Nigeria
  • The party made the allegation following the growing hardship faced by Nigerians in accessing fuel and naira notes
  • According to the ruling party, Atiku's comment asking the Central Bank of Nigeria not to extend the naira swap deadline is unfortunate

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The ruling All progressives Congress (APC) has described the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar as Nigeria's number one enemy.

In a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, the director of media and publicity for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, the party said that the current sabotage of the Naira notes swap and fuel scarcity that have caused untold hardship to millions of Nigerians.

Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu, APC, PDP, 2023 presidential election
The APC has described Atiku Abubakar as Nigeria's number one enemy. Photo: Atiku Abubakar
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Onanuga noted that the sufferings of the people across the country have also revealed the true character of PDP candidate, Alhaji as the public enemy number one.

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PDP, Atiku against Nigerians' well-being

The ruling party's council said that since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced its current cash limit and new naira notes swap policies, Atiku and PDP maintained opportunistic silence.

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The party accused the opposition of planning to benefit from the discomfort the policies will create for Nigerians and the resentment they will generate for the ruling APC.

Onanuga words:

"This is a man who wants to be President and does not mind even if he presides over the graves of Nigerians as long as his inordinate ambition materialises in line with the prophecy of his marabouts.
"It is crystal clear to every Nigerian of conscience now that Atiku Abubakar and PDP do not mean well for our country. PDP and Atiku have become desperadoes who will wish calamity on the country as long as it makes them win an election they are destined to lose, spectacularly.

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"Atiku is now public enemy number one in Nigeria. He is evil personified and must be rejected at the polls on 25 February.
"If Atiku Abubakar has the poor people of our country at heart like Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the PDP candidate will not be advocating for adherence to a policy that has become a burden too heavy to bear for our people."

Fresh trouble for Atiku as Rivers PDP turns against him, gives reason

Atiku Abubakar had earlier been described as an unrepentant enemy of Rivers state and Nigeria as a whole.

This description of Atiku was given by the Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign council.

The PDP in the state commended Governor Nyesom Wike for taking steps to deny the Atiku's team the use of the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium.

More trouble for Atiku as 2 PDP governors not in Wike's camp are reportedly set to dump him

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The national chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Professor Rufai Ahmed Alkali, has alleged that two other PDP governors, apart from the G5, are threatening to dump Atiku.

Alkali made the claim while reacting to Atiku's statement that he was in talks with the NNPP presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over a possible alliance.

The NNPP chairman berated Atiku, saying the former vice president should focus on putting his party together ahead of the polls.

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Nnenna Ibeh Nnenna Ibeh is a journalist with over 10 years of experience with various media organisations including Premium Times. Being on the front burner of reporting politics and the different dimensions of governance, she is also passionate about girls' education and women's and children's health. With degrees in Journalism, Peace Studies & Conflict Res., and Dev. Studies, Nnenna has worked in the dev. sector as a communications officer for the Centre for Democracy and Dev. email: ibehnnenna@gmail.com