Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of being engulfed in a “pattern of scandals,” citing the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) as the latest example.
In a statement released on Sunday by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku argued that the Tinubu government has witnessed too many controversies to be dismissed as isolated incidents.
“Nigeria has sadly arrived at that point. The issue is no longer one scandal or another. The issue is the pattern. And when scandals become a pattern of governance, the inevitable conclusion is this: you are no longer managing scandals; you have become the scandal itself,” Atiku said.
He listed unresolved issues ranging from the Humanitarian Affairs scandal, crude oil theft allegations, discrepancies in the 2024 budget, billions spent on refinery rehabilitation with little progress, and opaque contract awards, to the PFIPC controversy, which he described as “not merely another embarrassment but part of a troubling sequence.”
Atiku stressed that Nigerians are increasingly questioning Tinubu’s leadership, noting that “if every road of controversy leads back to your doorstep, then who, indeed, is the scandal?”
The PFIPC affair has drawn widespread criticism after reports suggested that the council received budgetary allocations despite the Presidency stating it was never legally established.
Atiku said this reflects a deeper governance crisis where investigations are announced but accountability rarely follows.
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