A former lawmaker from Ondo State, Hon. Simeon Borokini, on Monday labelled People's Democratic Party candidate in the last presidential election,Atiku Abubakar, as attention seekers over President Bola Tinubu's appointments.
Borokini represented Akure Constituency 1 in the Ondo State House of Assembly (9th assembly).
The former legislator in a statement made available to newsmen in Akure said the unprecedented failure of the PDP in the last general election had left the party weightless.
He added that the inability of the national leadership of PDP to manage its internal crisis which led to the exilic adventure by its prominent bigwigs had further exposed the porosity of the party and the volume of the devaluation it was experiencing.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Borokini was reacting to statement credited to Special Assistant to Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu,saying President Bola Tinubu was offering appointments to his critics to silence them.
Shaibu spoke in reaction to the appointment of Taiwo Oyedele, fiscal policy partner and Africa tax leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), by Tinubu as chair of a presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms.
"Most recent amongst such outings is the invasion of the media space by the Presidential Candidate of the Party, Atiku Abubakar through his Special Assistant on Public Communication in the 2023 polls, Mr. Phrank Shaibu.
"He challenged the appointments of prolific individuals by the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria into key political and public positions.
"While one would have thought such appointments remain the prerogative of the president and whoever occupies any office should be decided within the ambit of the president.
"The reaction of Atiku Abubakar on such exercise of constitutional power by the president can only be summarised as that of a sunken individual seeking political rejuvenation in the public space," the statement read in parts.
Borokini stated that the PDP presidential candidate could not use judiciary to rejuvenate his misplaced political identity,was on hasty voyage to seeking public relevance by wanting to ride on strength of Tinubu to revive his political swag.
"Since his assumption of office, President
Tinubu has proven beyond doubt his political luminary, seasoned diplomacy and undying commitment to the principles of democracy.
"Atiku Abubakar can only imagine to have such rich political prowess to paddle the country like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu but only if wishes were horses," he said.
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