Tinubu vs Atiku: Buhari's Ex-Minister Breaks Silence
- Former President Muhammadu Buhari's ex-Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said he was not part of the coalition movement
- Recall that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar started the coalition movement, which was plotting to sack President Tinubu in the 2027 election
- This would be the second term he former minister would be denying his alliance with the coalition movement and upholding Buhari's values
Hadi Sirika, the former Minister of Aviation under the immediate past administration of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, has denied aligning with the coalition movement against the re-election of President Bola Tinubu.
The former minister issued the rebuttal while reacting to the reports that suggested that he was joining the coalition forces against the second-term ambition of President Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
Source: Twitter
Buhari's minister met with Tinubu
Sirika, who served two terms under Buhari, made the claim while speaking on Channels Television on Wednesday, September 3. At the same time, the former minister confirmed that he met with the President Tinubu's spokesperson at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday, September 2.
His comment reads in part:
“Yesterday, I was with Chief Bayo Onanuga in the presidential villa, and he said I was in the coalition. I told him I was not and never will be. He said he got that from the reports. People can join a coalition; it is a democracy.”
The coalition, which was started by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that President Tinubu can only be defeated if the opposition leaders come together and contest under one umbrella.
Opposition leaders who have joined the coalition include former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, former governors of Rivers and Kaduna state, Rotimi Amaechi and Nasir El-Rufai.
Source: Twitter
Siriki vows to stay with Buhari
Earlier in July, the minister denied joining the coalition after being spotted at the movement's adoption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform ahead of the 2027 election.
Sirika explained that he would always align himself with Buhari, a stance that reflects the ex-president's position of unwavering loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC), even as he acknowledged that anyone within his camp is free to associate with any political party.
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The former minister urged Nigerians to dismiss the claim. He described their comments as pedestrian, saying it was far from the truth. His tweet reads in part:
"I will always be where President Buhari is. If you must hate him, hate me too. I have no apology. At their levels, they ought to fact-check. I call upon our loyal members to ignore both statements and consider them pedestrian."
See the video of Sirika's interview:
Six facts about coalition ADC
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Atiku Abubakar-led coalition announced the adoption of the ADC as its political platform ahead of the 2027 general election.
ADC, which was established in 2005, has some interesting facts you should know, and six of them have been outlined.
Recall that the coalition movement is positioning itself to defeat President Bola Tinubu and the APC in the 2027 general election.
Source: Legit.ng
