The Presidency said on Tuesday that President Bola Tinubu has been following developments at home and is on top of the security situation in the country, contrary to the claim of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
It likewise said that Tinubu didn’t go without educating Nigerians regarding his whereabouts, saying he declared a confidential visit to France with a bring date back.
This was uncovered in a State House proclamation delivered on Tuesday and endorsed by the Extraordinary Counsel to the President on Data and Methodology, Bayo Onanuga.
The assertion was because of previous VP Atiku Abubakar’s thrashing of Tinubu for neglecting to handle the security emergency in the country.
Atiku was responding to the new flood in the capturing and killing of residents the nation over, particularly the killing of a nursing mother and her mom in the Government Capital Region, FCT, and the homicide of two rulers in Ekiti State.
He asked why the President left on a confidential visit to France in the midst of the desolating uncertainty in the country.
Onanuga, in any case, has depicted Atiku’s articulation as crazy, guaranteeing it missed the mark regarding what is generally anticipated from a senior legislator.
He stated that Tinubu has instructed his officials and security chiefs to eradicate all forms of criminal activity in the country, contrary to Atiku’s claim.
“To put it mildly, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s statement is reckless in that it accuses President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of tampering in the face of some difficulties in the economic and security arenas.
“Coming days after he made a similarly crazy claim against the President on the rough for-advance arrangement for NNPC Restricted, his most recent articulation missed the mark concerning what is generally anticipated from a senior legislator.
“We like to believe that Alhaji Atiku is still recovering from his electoral defeat and now attacks President Tinubu on any topic.
“He is in consistent touch with his authorities and security bosses and has guided them to get rid of each and every type of guiltiness in the country. He has especially requested them to secure those lawbreakers liable for the homicide of two rulers in Ekiti State and the hijacking of certain students in the state.
“Alhaji Atiku should have known that President Tinubu is on top of issues and working hard to restore peace to every part of our country if he is really concerned about security issues and not playing cheap politics.
“Our security organizations are striving to manage the security circumstance. President Tinubu is giving them all the vital help they need to win the fight against criminal components and secure every last bit of our nation,” a piece of the assertion peruses.
