₦airaland Forum

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A FAILED OPPOSITION ENGAGING IN SUBTERFUGE AND THE EMPTY SEARCH FOR SCAPEGOATS

Nigeria's so-called opposition politicians, comprising some of those left in a dying political party and a sprinkling of some failed political office aspirants regrouping in a platform struggling to find its bearings, are amusing lots.

They blow hot air, seek scapegoats for their failure and move to confuse the polity in a desperate search for cheap political gains.

On Sunday, a group of opposition figures gathered to sing their familiar tune, hoping their cheerleaders would see their action as a blistering attack from a seemingly virile opposition group.

They alleged a threat to multi-party democracy because many top politicians are joining the governing All Progressives Congress of their own free will. Our constitution guarantees freedom of association and affords our people the right to change their political leanings at any time of their choosing.

None of the people who joined the governing APC was pressured to do so. They all did so of their own free will. They are being motivated by the noticeable gains of President Bola Tinubu's reform programme.

We may ask: when politicians were moving in droves to the now-dying Peoples Democratic Party between 2000 and 2015, was Nigeria's democracy imperilled?

Also, investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have begun exposing those with some explanation to give regarding their stewardship in office and management of public funds entrusted to them. These politicians now accuse President Tinubu of weaponising the EFCC for political purposes.

While the Presidency does not speak for the EFCC and believes the agency can speak for itself, we must reiterate that the EFCC is an independent institution established by law and empowered to carry out its statutory responsibilities without interference or favour.

The agency's mandate is to investigate and prosecute financial crimes, irrespective of the personalities involved, their political affiliations, or their positions in society. We find it curious that the same people who claimed they want to rescue Nigeria are now the ones waging a war of attrition against accountability and probity. Those who have cases to answer before EFCC should be bold and brave enough to defend themselves if they are clean.

President Tinubu does not issue directives to any anti-corruption agency on whom to investigate, arrest, or prosecute.

President Tinubu has significant state issues to address rather than engage in political targeting.

The prosecution is conducted by the court, not by any sleight of hand, and those found not guilty will receive a clean bill of health.

Allegations of "weaponisation" are distractions from these politicians, who are running short of campaign issues to challenge President Tinubu and the APC's success in less than three years in office.

No one is above the law. Everyone must be accountable for their actions, both in and out of the office. Political affiliation should not be a shield against EFCC statutory work, which recently led to Nigeria's removal from the FATF grey list.

We have taken cognisance of the signatories to the statement. It is instructive that some of them were previously investigated and prosecuted by the EFCC even before President Tinubu took office in 2023.

Some of these politicians have also been indicted in international financial probes for money laundering, with some of their accomplices jailed in foreign lands.

Are they now signing statements because their chickens are coming home to roost?

We advise those politicians not to undermine the integrity of our nation's institutions and the collective resolve to fight corruption by weaponising politics to escape accountability and encourage impunity.

The fight against corruption is a collective responsibility and should not be trivialised by baseless allegations, jaundiced or politicised narratives.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
December 14, 2025

TimeManager:
Atiku, Peter Obi, Elrufai, Ameachi, David Mark, Aregbesola, in a saner clime, especially in China, wouldn't have had the opportunity granted to them by the media to be in our faces disturbing our peace. The only thing the media would have done was to carry the news of their public execution. How can any sensible people failed to ask themselves if those accused are guilty or not rather than politicizing corruption allegations. And funnily, these are the type of jokers promising some gullible people a new Nigeria. This same Atiku whose in law was arrested by EFCC for corruption but had ran away from the country upon granted an administrative bail.

-Kiss the truth!

TimeManager:
Atiku, Peter Obi, Elrufai, Ameachi, David Mark, Aregbesola, in a saner clime, especially in China, wouldn't have had the opportunity granted to them by the media to be in our faces disturbing our peace. The only thing the media would have done was to carry the news of their public execution. How can any sensible people failed to ask themselves if those accused are guilty or not rather than politicizing corruption allegations. And funnily, these are the type of jokers promising some gullible people a new Nigeria. This same Atiku whose in law was arrested by EFCC for corruption but had ran away from the country upon granted an administrative bail.

-Kiss the truth!

HgAkpobomeEr:
At least they are not in prison, which is an improvement over the previous administration.

TimeManager:
Atiku, Peter Obi, Elrufai, Ameachi, David Mark, Aregbesola, in a saner clime, especially in China, wouldn't have had the opportunity granted to them by the media to be in our faces disturbing our peace. The only thing the media would have done was to carry the news of their public execution. How can any sensible people failed to ask themselves if those accused are guilty or not rather than politicizing corruption allegations. And funnily, these are the type of jokers promising some gullible people a new Nigeria. This same Atiku whose in law was arrested by EFCC for corruption but had ran away from the country upon granted an administrative bail.

-Kiss the truth!

PlasmaTV:
Tell me a single accusation against Obi. Oya nau. Mtchewwww.

Reno called your principal a drug dealer,a corrupt man.
Even Bayo said your principal was a former drug dealer.

Pakute:
The fight against corruption is a collective responsibility and should not be trivialised by baseless allegations, jaundiced or politicised narratives
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anonimi:
May 1, 2025

May Day: Hunger, unemployment, insecurity real— Tinubu

According to him: “The theme demands our collective attention and serves as a stark reminder of the need to create an environment where every worker feels safe, valued, and empowered to contribute to the growth and prosperity of our nation. As your President, I assure you that this administration is committed to creating such an environment for the common good.”

On the economic hardship, he noted that while it is a global phenomenon, its effects on Nigerians are particularly severe.

Tinubu said: “I am aware of the peculiarities of the economic hardship Nigerians face—rising living costs, hunger, insecurity, unemployment, and the loss of livelihoods. These challenges are real and demand definitive solutions, which I am poised to address as your President.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/may-day-hunger-unemployment-insecurity-real-tinubu/

Putindbutt:
If you want to see how corrupt Atiku is, read "My Watch" written by his boss, OBJ. If you want to see how corrupt Elrufai is, go to Kaduna and find out what happened to the $350m world bank loan he borrowed, does Kaduna look like a state that $10m was spent on infrastructure, much less $350m.
If you want to see how corrupt Ameachi is, go to NDDC and open the record how his wife was NDDC contractor collecting millions monthly for shady contracts while Ameachi was minister. If you want to know how corrupt David Mark is, travel to his home town in Otupo, there's no tarred road to his village and he was Senate President for 8 years.
If you want to see how corrupt Aregbesola is, travel to Osun state and ask workers he was paying half salaries, even as a minister, his only achievement was announcing public holidays.
If you want to see how corrupt Peter Obi is, go to Anambra, you will not find any of his private businesses there, he locate them out in Lagos, Porthacourt and Abuja. The people of Anambra are not good enough to benefit from his business or be employed in his business. The only beer factory he set up was by private investors he helped to facilitate to Anambra while also having personal shares in the business. It explains why he invested states funds into the business. You can also see from the Pañdóra report how he hid looted funds under the names of his children abroad.
So, if these corrupt vultures are defending Malami, are you surprised?.

Pakute:
The fight against corruption is a collective responsibility and should not be trivialised by baseless allegations, jaundiced or politicised narratives
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