President Tinubu has been accused by Nigeria’s former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of gradually transforming Nigeria into his personal fiefdom.
Abubakar claims that the future of Nigerians
has been effectively mortgaged to Tinubu, his family, and close associates.
The allegations were made in a statement released on Wednesday, August 21, by Abubakar’s media adviser, Paul Ibe.
The statement, titled “Nigeria is rapidly
transforming into a government of Tinubu, by Tinubu, and for Tinubu,” warns that even after Tinubu’s eventual departure from office, it would be difficult to undo the
“‘entrenchment of his influence over the nation’s resources and institutions.”
However, the former Vice President drew parallels between Tinubu’s handling of business interests in Lagos and his actions at the federal level.
Furthermore, he accused the president of integrating his business ventures with government entities, citing the example of how companies like Alpha Beta and Primero allegedly act as proxies for Tinubu in Lagos, managing key sectors and generating revenue for his family.
Tinubu Replicating Model?
According to Abubakar, Tinubu is replicating this model at the national level.
“Just as Alpha Beta, Primero, and others act as Tinubu’s proxies in Lagos, managing critical sectors and generating revenue for him and his family, he has begun to replicate this at the federal level” Abubakar stated.
In addition, Abubakar expressed disappointment that Tinubu’s actions have overshadowed his own plans to privatize the NNPC to increase transparency.
However, he questioned the retention of Mele Kyari as the NNPC Group Managing Director (GMD) despite what he described as Kyari’s incompetence.
In addition, he criticized the appointment of Pius Akinyelure, Tinubu’s former boss at Mobil, as NNPC Chairman while Tinubu himself assumed the role of Minister of Petroleum.
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He said; “The NPC did not disclose the purchase price of OVH or the terms of the acquisition. A Freedom of Information request by Premium Times was also rejected by the NNPC, which claimed to be a private company.
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