Chief Segun Ajibulu, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described the ongoing endorsement of President Bola Tinubu as an unnecessary strategy.
Ajibulu, former senatorial aspirant in Ekiti State said the gale of endorsements for Tinubu ahead of 2027 general elections, is fast becoming a distraction to President, urging those behind it to redirect their energies towards showcasing the lofty achievements of the APC led Federal Government in the last two years.
Speaking with journalists in Ado-Ekiti, Ajibulu who also hailed the defections of some key members of the opposition, including serving and former governors into the APC fold, dismissed the notion that the country is heading towards a one party state.
His words, “All these endorsements jamboree ,to me ,is unnecessary , I dont think this is what President Tinubu needs now , because nobody has come out to say he or she wants contest against him in APC. So, organizing endorsement jamboree up and down,isn’t strategic .What people want to hear now is how the various economic policies are impacting on the peoples lives .We (APC members) should be able to explain this, point by point, to the people. The opposition is always quick to say Tinubu had done nothing, it is now incumbent on us to prove them wrong through our evidence based arguments.
“Though, things were really messed up before Tinubu took over power but the little he has been able to do to keep the economy afloat must be explained to the people. Before the assumption of office of President Tinubu, many states used to borrow money to pay salary. If they dont have money to pay salaries, how can we be even talking about development? If not the courageous policies introduced by Tinubu, the situation would have been chaotic by now.
“How can people be shouting about an attempt to turn Nigeria into a one party state,when that could not happen under President Olusegun Obasanjo when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) captured about 30 out of the 36 states ? There was even a time when the whole of southwest region was being control by the PDP except Lagos State.
“Interestingly, majority of the people in the so called coalition today were party of the arrangements then and they were happy with it. They were even robbing it our face that PDP will rule Nigeria for 60 years . The likes of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amachi and El- Rufai and others were all members of the PDP during those era.
“I would advise that, rather than making unnecessary noise about their failure and inability to manage their ego and inordinate political ambitions, they should be humbled enough to learn from Tinubu on how he was able to stand and withstand Obasanjo’s political intimidation and harassment.
“If its possible let them go and start from the ground zero. I think they still have ample time do that. Nigerians would want to see how far they can go”.
