The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been cautioned by the Ohanaeze Youths Movement over his recent utterance about President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
The ruling party’s presidential candidate had during his campaign in Abeokuta on Wednesday, accused the Buhari administration of using the raging fuel scarcity and recently-introduced naira notes and cash handling policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to blunt his chances at the ballot box next month.
Reacting, Ohanaeze Youth group in a statement signed by its secretary general, Nwada Amaka on Thursday said Tinubu should wait to be elected before declaring war on Buhari’s economic and electoral reforms.
The group frowned at the presidential candidate for unguarded utterances and his entitlement mentality, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari has done enough to show him support this campaign season.
The statement reads, “In the past few months, Buhari has indicated his intention to allow a level-playing field during the upcoming election. The President said he backed CBN’s decision to redesign naira notes in order to restore control over the money supply.
“However it seems Tinubu appeared not only to distance himself from the good policies but CBN but to insinuate a conspiracy against him by President Muhammadu Buhari. It’s not surprising because Tinubu and his supporters have a niche for influencing elections with money through various means, including vote buying. He should wait to be elected before declaring war on Buhari’s economic and electoral reforms.”