Sunday Dare, special adviser on media and public communication to President Bola Tinubu, has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as “utterly shameless” for claiming that the ruling party is exploiting the death of former president Muhammadu Buhari for political gain.
In a statement on Saturday, Dare said the comment from ADC
is an “insult to millions of Nigerians” who mourn the loss of the former president.
On Friday, ADC accused the Tinubu administration of using
the death of Buhari as a “political tool to launder its battered image”.
The party described the special federal executive council
(FEC) meeting held in Buhari’s honour as “political theatre” and “calculated PR
stunt”.
Replying to the accusations, Dare said ADC “is the one
exploiting Buhari’s death for political attention, not this government”.
He added that the opposition party chose to “dance on
Buhari’s grave for relevance”.
“From Atiku and El Rufai’s choreographed arrival in Daura —
greeted with chants seeking to make political capital from the solemnity of the
moment — to this disgraceful press statement, the ADC has shown itself to be
utterly shameless,” the statement reads.
“For clarity, President Tinubu’s administration is neither
desperate nor searching for cheap popularity. This government would rather
allow its growing list of achievements to speak louder than the noisy
irrelevance of groups like the ADC.
“The burial of former President Buhari was conducted with
the complete honour befitting a leader of his stature. That is why world leaders
showed up, millions of Nigerians tuned in on television and across social
media, and even ADC promoters were falling over themselves in Daura, prancing
about the Buhari family compound like eager real estate agents scouting new
territory.”
Dare then called on Nigerians to ignore the “political noise
from an outfit gasping for attention”.
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com