The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has pushed again in opposition to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s declare that President Bola Tinubu’s authorities is competing with the late Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in incompetence.
In his not too long ago launched e-book, Nigeria: Past and Future, Obasanjo reviewed the nation’s post-independence leaders and wrote that Buhari’s tenure was “the worst civil administration regime” in Nigeria’s historical past, including that Tinubu’s management “seems to be competing with Buhari’s for now.”
Responding in a press release on Tuesday, August 26, Lagos APC spokesperson Seye Oladejo described the comment as “laughable and disgracefully hypocritical.”
“It is ironic that a man whose own time in office is remembered more for political arrogance, squandered opportunities, and failed democratic subversion would have the audacity to label anyone incompetent,” the assertion learn.
The occasion defended Tinubu’s document, pointing to his reforms, together with the elimination of gas subsidies, overseas alternate restructuring, and efforts to handle systemic inefficiencies.
“These are not marks of incompetence—they are bold actions by a man ready to fix what others, including Obasanjo, either broke or ignored,” it stated.
The APC additionally accused the previous president of being resentful and bitter.
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“Obasanjo’s bitterness is well-known. He can not management this authorities, and he resents that Nigeria has moved on from his model of selfish, do-or-die politics.
“His habit of attacking sitting presidents when he no longer holds relevance has become predictable and pathetic,” Oladejo said.
The occasion additional criticised Obasanjo’s document in workplace, citing the failed third-term agenda, unfulfilled energy sector spending, rising overseas debt, and entrenched corruption.
“We strongly advise the previous president to indicate some decorum, particularly at his age. Elders are anticipated to advise, not agitate.
“If he has nothing constructive to say, silence would serve him—and the country—far better than these attention-seeking outbursts,” the assertion stated.
Concluding, the Lagos APC insisted that Tinubu was targeted on Nigeria’s renewal.
“President Tinubu is not in a race with Obasanjo or anyone else. He is focused on reform, recovery, and renewal—and no amount of potshots from yesterday’s bitter men will derail that journey,” the occasion added.
