"Atiku Finally Found His Voice": Tinubu Mocks PDP Candidate's Press Congress

"Atiku Finally Found His Voice": Tinubu Mocks PDP Candidate's Press Congress

  • President Bola Tinubu has mocked Atiku Abubakar, the PDP candidate in the 2023 election, over his comment on the judgment of the Supreme Court
  • Atiku, at a press conference on Monday, berated the ruling of the apex court that dismissed his appeal against Tinubu, alleging that the supreme court legalised illegality by its judgment
  • But Tinubu said Atiku was manipulating public opinion while blaming the judiciary for his loss in the 2023 election

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President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the press conference of Atiku Abubakar, the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, saying that the former vice president has finally found his voice.

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Tinubu, in a statement sent to Legit.ng on Monday, October 30, and signed by Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said Atiku had proved him wrong where he had thought the former vice president would play a game of statesmanship and put Nigeria first, but reverse is the press conference.

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Tinubu speaks on Atiku's press conference Photo Credit: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar
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Atiku on Monday addressed Nigerians since last Thursday, October 26, when the Supreme Court struck out his appeals against President Tinubu and upheld the All Progressives Congress (APC) victory in the 2023 presidential poll.

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Atiku accuses Supreme Court of legitimizing illegality

At the press conference, Atiku alleged the Supreme Court legitimised illegality, including identity theft, perjury, and forgery, adding that he was not the one that lost but Nigeria as a whole.

But President Tinubu's statement reads in part:

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"He (Atiku) unashamedly constituted himself into a demagogue and anarchist in the way and manner he sought to pull down and delegitimise all the institutions of State, all in a futile bid to achieve what he could not get via the ballot box."

The president further accused the PDP candidate of manipulating public opinion and blamed the judiciary for his defeat at the poll.

Senators, others who have left PDP after Atiku lost to Tinubu at Supreme Court

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Supreme Court on Thursday, October 26, dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its flagbearer in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, over lack of merit.

Atiku and his counterpart in the Labour Party, Peter Obi, have appealed the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which dismissed their petitions and upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished politics and current affairs editor, boasting over 7 years of experience in journalism and writing. He is a graduate of OAU, and holds Diploma in Mass Comm. and BA in Literature in English. He has obtained certificates in Leadership and received the "Certificate for Breakthrough of the Year 2022" in recognition of his great performance during his first year at Legit.ng. Worked as Editor with OperaNews. Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng or call 08161717844