The Presidency has issued a pointy rebuke to Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, over what it described as “reckless” and “unfounded” statements made throughout a latest tv look.
Senator Ndume, a former Chief Whip of the Senate, had alleged {that a} cabal had hijacked President Bola Tinubu’s administration, claiming that the federal government is now dominated by kleptocrats and kakistocrats.
The remarks have since sparked reactions throughout the political spectrum.
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Responding on Monday, Particular Adviser to President Tinubu on Info and Technique, Bayo Onanuga, dismissed Ndume’s claims as baseless, accusing the senator of creating sweeping accusations with out proof.
“Ndume is entitled to his opinion, as a lone-wolf opposition throughout the APC, although he most frequently will get his details unsuitable or builds his thesis on a specious, defective basis,” Onanuga stated.
He additional criticized the senator’s use of the time period kakistocrats, questioning whether or not Ndume even understood its which means.
“His allegation that kleptocrats and kakistocrats dominate the federal government is simply too sweeping. And he made it with out offering any scintilla of proof,” Onanuga added. “Kakistocrats? Does he know the phrase’s which means, or does he similar to bandying phrases?”
Onanuga identified that President Tinubu’s administration features a workforce of competent professionals, lots of whom had distinguished careers within the non-public sector earlier than becoming a member of authorities service.
“This President has many competent aides, lots of whom had been achieved professionals earlier than coming to work for the federal government,” he stated.
“And they’re doing a rattling good job, reengineering the nation’s financial system to make sure it’s placed on a strong basis for sustainable progress.”
The assertion displays rising tensions throughout the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as inner criticism mounts over coverage instructions and governance model.
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