A former Deputy National Publicity of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Yekeni Nabena, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, to start preparing for the 2027 contest, rather than dragging the country backward.
Recall that Mr Abubakar had secured the release of President Bola Tinubu’s certificates from the Chicago State University to prove his forgery allegations against Mr Tinubu in the Supreme Court.
But Mr Nabena, in a statement signed on Friday in Abuja, said all the noise about Chicago State University certificate is a pre-election matter that had been forgotten.
He, therefore, advised Mr Abubakar “to rather start preparations for another contest in 2027 as usual rather than dragging the nation backward”.
According to him, Nigerians have moved on with the leadership of President Tinubu, hence the former Vice President cannot take the nation back to desert.
He said: “Let me use this medium to tell the former Vice President to start preparing for another election in 2027 as usual. Heating up the polity over pre-election matters will not make him President of Nigeria.
“Atiku Abubakar should know by now that Nigerians have moved on. The country is now enjoying good governance because this administration is responsive and responsible.
“See what is happening across Ministries, Departments and Agencies; Nigerians will no longer wait for months to get their international passport when they apply, over 204,000 backlog has been cleared within three weeks.
“Think about the welfare packages for the elderly by the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry, the bold step to remove the fuel subsidy that has held the country hostage for a long time, government intervention in all sectors like Avaition, Health, Transport, Economy, Agriculture and security among others.
“This Renewed Hope Agenda is already working and Nigerians won’t allow anyone, including Atiku or Peter Obi to drag the Nation back to desert,” Mr Nabena added.
The Bayelsa born APC chieftain added that contrary to media propaganda by Mr Atiku and the opposition parties, the registrar of Chicago State University (CSU), Caleb Westberb, never said MrTinubu forged the certificate he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
He, therefore, urged the public to be careful of manipulative reports being churned out by the opposition parties to cause confusion and seek public sympathy.
