Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticized former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his comments on the just-concluded local government elections in Rivers State.
The elections, held across 23 local government areas (LGAs), saw the All Progressives Congress (APC) win in 20 LGAs, while the remaining 3 were won by other parties. Many opposition voices, including Atiku, described the polls as flawed and undemocratic.
Reacting on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Olayinka mocked Atiku, calling him a “Permanent Presidential Runner.” He argued that Atiku had no moral right to condemn the Rivers election, pointing to Atiku’s past actions.
Olayinka reminded Nigerians of when Atiku tweeted about the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student murdered in Sokoto in 2022. Atiku had condemned the killing but later deleted his tweet after facing backlash from some supporters in the North.
According to Olayinka, a man who could not “boldly and honestly” stand by his words in the face of such a serious issue as murder has no grounds to attack the conduct of an election. He dismissed Atiku’s statement as “nonsensical nonsense.”
Here’s the screenshot of his post.
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