APC Fires Back at Atiku’s Camp: ‘Tinubu’s Presidential Pardon Not Driven by Emotion or Social Media’

According to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos State Chapter, President Bola Tinubu is bolstering institutions rather than appealing to sentimentality or social media drama.

According to reports, the statement comes after Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, lashed out at Tinubu for what he called a “pardon U-turn.”

In response to the presidential pardon list review, Shaibu stated that Nigerians are seeing a government that considers its actions before acting.

Mogaji Seye Oladejo, the APC Lagos Chapter spokesperson, responded by calling the comment a “cocktail of ignorance, frustration, and political bitterness from a camp desperate for attention” in a statement released on Thursday.

Oladejo urged Atiku’s supporters to refrain from using ignorance as a weapon, pointing out that Tinubu’s leadership is based on the law rather than feelings.

Oladejo said that Nigeria is progressing under Tinubu’s leadership and that no amount of political outbursts will alter the truth, encouraging Nigerians to disregard Atiku’s camp.

According to the statement, “President Tinubu’s decisions are driven by due process, rule of law, and national interest, unlike the impetuous and ignorant commentary that has become the trademark of the opposition.”

“Informed evaluation and reconsideration are indicators of credible leadership and institutional development, not weakness, in modern democracies.

Consultation and constitutional improvement only result in a U-turn in the narrowest recesses of the opposition’s mind.

“The Nigerian people are tired of this childish, resentful politics where good administration choices are criticized for the sake of making noise.

Instead of appealing to emotion or social media theatrics, President Tinubu is bolstering institutions. Petty politicians yell while sensible leaders develop.

“We implore Nigerians to disregard the most recent media outbursts from the side of a defeated politician. Instead of the resentment and bewilderment that have come to characterize those who have been repeatedly rejected at the polls, President Tinubu will continue to govern with constitutional discipline, boldness, and clarity of purpose.

“No amount of political outbursts will alter the fact that Nigeria is progressing.”