Onanuga: Tinubu has no hand in ADC crisis, it’s self-inflicted
By Our Reporter President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no hands in the leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC), his spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said yesterday. “It is wrong for
By Our Reporter
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no hands in the leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC), his spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said yesterday.
“It is wrong for some politicians to make Tinubu a whipping boy for political problems they created themselves”, Onanuga said in a statement posted on his X handle, titled: “My response to Peter Obi’s media people”.
The post reads: “I wonder why all these incompetent politicians are turning President Bola Tinubu into their favourite whipping boy.
“The President has nothing to do with Obi’s abandonment of the Labour Party (LP) or the jam he appears to have run into in the ADC.
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“After using the Labour Party to vie for the highest office in the country, Obi dumped it in a classic case of use-and-dump.”
He said Obi failed to demonstrate leadership in resolving the internal crisis in the LP, adding that the former Anambra governor instead relied on his support base in the Obidient Movement rather than building a political structure.
Onanuga said: “Instead, he went to the embrace of his IPOB base, the so-called Obidient Movement, which is more active online.
“You would think the man would transform the movement into a political party. But no, he didn’t do any such thing. He is just incapable of building an organic party of his own.”
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The presidential spokesperson said Obi joined the ADC because he needed an existing political structure to pursue his presidential ambition.
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“Because he knows he needs a political structure to realise his doomed dream of winning the presidency, he shopped for a cooked soup to partake in the ensuing party.”
He also alleged that the ADC was acquired by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
“The peripatetic politician moved to the hijacked ADC, an SPV bought by Atiku Abubakar from Ralph Nwosu,” he said.
“No due diligence appeared to have been conducted by the new owners, and thus, the nightmare they are confronting today,” the presidential spokesman said.
Reiterating that his boss has no hand in the crisis affecting the party, Onanuga said: “What is the connection of Tinubu with the ADC crisis? - absolutely none. Whatever problem they have is self-inflicted.”
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He urged Obi and his associates to focus on resolving the issues within the party.
Onanuga said: “Obi and his co-travellers need to get their acts together, clear the mess in their new party, and then compete for the presidential ticket. Let them go and settle with Nafiu Gombe and other disenchanted ADC members.”
According to Onanuga, “Obi remains politically irrelevant ahead of the 2027 elections until he secures a party ticket, adding that his performance in the 2023 polls does not guarantee him similar results next year.
“As of now, Obi, without being made a candidate, is inconsequential for 2027. The fact that he came third in 2023 does not mean he will have the same showing in 2027, if he ever becomes a candidate of any party. 2023 is not like 2027.”
