Nigeria: Atiku Fires Back At Presidency Over Oyo Rescue, Says Media Aides Are 'Lazy or Embarrassed'
The Presidency, through the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had accused Atiku of not acknowledging the successful rescue of the victims despite repeatedly criticising the Federal Government while they were in captivity. However, in a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described the allegation as false and misleading, insisting that he had publicly welcomed the rescue and commended the security agencies involved in the operation. According to the statement, there were only two possible explanations for the Presidency's claim.
- ▪The Presidency, through the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had accused Atiku of not acknowledging the successful rescue of the victims despite repeatedly criticising the Federal Governmen
- ▪However, in a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described the allegation as false and misleading, insisting that he had publicly welcomed the rescue and commended the
- ▪According to the statement, there were only two possible explanations for the Presidency's claim.
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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC for 2027 general elections, Atiku Abubakar has dismissed claims by the Presidency that he remained silent over the rescue of abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, accusing presidential media aides of either failing to verify facts or deliberately ignoring his earlier statement on the development. The Presidency, through the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had accused Atiku of not acknowledging the successful rescue of the victims despite repeatedly criticising the Federal Government while they were in captivity.
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