A high aide to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dismissed the brand new political coalition fashioned by opposition figures, saying it’s made up of “expired politicians” with no actual affect.
Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, the Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Print Media, stated this on Tuesday throughout a media chat with journalists on the NUJ Press Centre in Kano.
He defined that the president will not be bothered concerning the coalition or any political alliance forward of the 2027 elections.
“The president will not be disturbed in any respect. These main the coalition are individuals who don’t have any political weight. Lots of them have contested a number of instances and failed. Their recognition is fading,” Abdulaziz stated.
He additionally described the coalition leaders as “bitter people” who’re extra involved about being excluded from energy than concerning the welfare of Nigerians.
“They solely care that they aren’t on the desk of energy. Nigerians perceive this, and that’s why their coalition will not be gaining help,” he added.
Abdulaziz confused that President Tinubu is targeted on nation constructing, not low-cost politics. He stated the president is making robust however crucial selections, comparable to subsidy reforms, the scholar mortgage scheme, and main infrastructure tasks.
On claims that the administration is favoring the South with tasks, Abdulaziz rejected the concept, noting that huge tasks within the North are nonetheless ongoing. He talked about the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano fuel pipeline, the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano freeway, and the Kano-Katsina-Maradi rail line.
“If the president didn’t care concerning the North, he would have deserted these tasks. As an alternative, he has continued funding them,” he stated.
He added that the federal government can be beginning new tasks just like the Sokoto-Badagry freeway, stressing that improvement below Tinubu covers all components of the nation.
