Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has been advised to stop attacking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, heating up the polity and denigrating the office of the presidency.
Rather, he was advised to wait for the outcome of the presidential election petition he filed, and stop resorting to self-help.
A renowned socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri, gave this advice in a statement issued in Lagos.
According to Onitiri, Nigeria is bigger than any individual, no matter his or her status in the society.
“Election has been held and a winner has been announced and sworn in as the President.
“Now that the nation is awaiting the outcome of the presidential election petition against President Tinubu, Atiku should stop insulting Nigerians’ sensitivity,” Onitiri said.
He noted that for some time now, Atiku had declared press war against the President, dishing out all forms of negative and malicious materials and resorting to self-help.
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“All these pernicious propaganda should stop and allow the people in government to concentrate on governance, very germane to the nation’s survival in the face of many security, social and economic challenges.”
Onitiri said without defending Tinubu as a person, what Atiku had been doing since the election was held in February this year was more irritating to many Nigerians, which could no longer be tolerated.
Onitiri was of the view that Atiku was making the duty of the Presidential Election Tribunal very difficult and indirectly attempting to sway the public opinion against what might be the outcome of the tribunal’s decision.